The Working Alliance: A Comparison of Two Therapies
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Psychotherapy Research
- Vol. 3 (3) , 197-207
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10503309312331333789
Abstract
Alliance ratings of single significant sessions of cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic-interpersonal therapies were compared using the observer form of the Working Alliance Inventory (WAI-O). Eighteen cognitive-behavioral and 13 psychodynamic-interpersonal therapists, nominated by experts in the field, participated in the study. Results indicate significantly higher total alliance scores for cognitive-behavioral sessions, and greater variability in alliance for psychodynamic-interpersonal sessions. In addition, SCL-90 scores were negatively correlated with the alliance solely in psychodynamic therapy, indicating that more symptomatic patients may have greater difficulty with the work required in this kind of therapy.Keywords
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