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FOCUS ON THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE: THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF SIX MEASURES ACROSS THREE TREATMENTS
The psychometric properties of six measures of therapeutic alliance (California Psychotherapy Alliance Scales; Penn Helping Alliance Rating Scale; Vanderbilt Therapeutic Alliance Scale; and the Working Alliance Inventory-therapist, client, and rater versions) were compared in a sample of substance-d...
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Published in: | Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 2001, Vol.38 (1), p.1-11 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | The psychometric properties of six measures of therapeutic alliance
(California Psychotherapy Alliance Scales; Penn Helping Alliance
Rating Scale; Vanderbilt Therapeutic Alliance Scale; and the Working
Alliance Inventory-therapist, client, and rater
versions) were compared in a sample of substance-dependent
individuals participating in a randomized clinical trial of three
psychotherapies. Internal consistency, interrater
reliability, and intercorrelations among the instruments were
evaluated. Results supported the construct validity of the therapeutic
alliance and indicated that all six measures had acceptable
reliabilities. Correlations between observer and participant measures
were comparatively low. Reliabilities did vary, however, by
treatment condition, suggesting that psychometric properties, and
by extension alliance-process-outcome relationships, may
vary across treatments. |
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ISSN: | 0033-3204 1939-1536 |
DOI: | 10.1037/0033-3204.38.1.1 |