Therapist's warmth and competence increased positive outcome expectations and alliance in an analogue experiment.

IF 2.6 1区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL Psychotherapy Research Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-02 DOI:10.1080/10503307.2023.2241630

Anna Seewald, Winfried Rief

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Objective: The quality of the therapeutic alliance, treatment motivation, outcome expectations (OE), and specific health behaviour predicts psychotherapy success. Therapists should be able to improve these factors to optimize outcomes. This study investigated the therapist's interpersonal behaviour to optimize alliance, motivation, OE, and health behaviour. Method: A stressed study sample (N = 465) completed an online analogue experiment. We gave participants positive information about psychotherapy effectiveness and varied the therapist's interpersonal behaviour along the dimensions of warmth and competence.Results: High (vs. low) competence and high (vs. low) warmth increased alliance, OE, and help-seeking scores, while high (vs. low) competence increased motivation to do psychotherapy. We found no effects on health behaviour.Conclusion: In contrast to previous correlational analyses, our experimental study supports the causal role of the therapist's warmth and competence and its impact on alliance, motivation, and OE. We discuss approaches for future studies and clinical implications.

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在一项类似实验中，治疗师的热情和能力增加了积极的结果预期和联盟。

目的：治疗联盟的质量、治疗动机、结果预期（OE）和特定的健康行为预测心理治疗的成功。治疗师应该能够改善这些因素以优化结果。本研究调查了治疗师的人际行为，以优化联盟、动机、OE和健康行为。方法：压力研究样本（N = 465）完成了在线模拟实验。我们向参与者提供了关于心理治疗有效性的积极信息，并在温暖和能力方面改变了治疗师的人际行为。结果：高能力（与低能力相比）和高热情（与低热情相比）增加了联盟、OE和寻求帮助的得分，而高能力（相对于低能力）增加了进行心理治疗的动机。我们没有发现对健康行为的影响。结论：与以往的相关分析相比，我们的实验研究支持治疗师的热情和能力的因果作用及其对联盟、动机和OE的影响。我们讨论了未来研究的方法和临床意义。

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Psychotherapy Research PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： Psychotherapy Research seeks to enhance the development, scientific quality, and social relevance of psychotherapy research and to foster the use of research findings in practice, education, and policy formulation. The Journal publishes reports of original research on all aspects of psychotherapy, including its outcomes, its processes, education of practitioners, and delivery of services. It also publishes methodological, theoretical, and review articles of direct relevance to psychotherapy research. The Journal is addressed to an international, interdisciplinary audience and welcomes submissions dealing with diverse theoretical orientations, treatment modalities.