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Tytuł:
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Patients' individual differences in implicit and explicit expectations from the therapist as a function of attachment orientation.
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Autorzy:
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Zilcha-Mano S; The Department of Psychology, University of Haifa.
Dolev-Amit T; The Department of Psychology, University of Haifa.
Fisher H; The Department of Psychology, University of Haifa.
Ein-Dor T; Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya.
Strauß B; Institute of Psychosocial Medicine and Psychotherapy, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, University Hospital.
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Źródło:
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Journal of counseling psychology [J Couns Psychol] 2021 Nov; Vol. 68 (6), pp. 682-695. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 28.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: Washington Dc : American Psychological Association
Original Publication: Columbus, Ohio.
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MeSH Terms:
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Individuality*
Motivation*
Anxiety ; Anxiety Disorders ; Humans ; Object Attachment ; Professional-Patient Relations ; Psychotherapy
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Grant Information:
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Israeli Science Foundation
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Molecular Sequence:
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ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02728557
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20210628 Date Completed: 20211103 Latest Revision: 20211103
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1037/cou0000503
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PMID:
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34180691
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Patients' attachment orientation was found to be an important predictor of the process and outcome of psychotherapy. The present study is the first to examine whether patients' attachment orientation toward significant others predicts their implicit and explicit expectations from the therapist, and whether this effect is moderated by the extent to which the therapist has become an attachment figure. In two studies (N = 308), we developed measures of implicit (lexical decision task) and explicit expectations from therapist, and tested the presence of individual differences in expectations as a function of the patients' attachment orientation, early and late in treatment. Whereas individuals higher on attachment anxiety did not report having fewer positive expectations from therapist early in treatment, they showed lower accessibility of positive expectations when measured implicitly. As treatment progressed, the extent to which the therapist has become an attachment figure may mitigate the adverse effects of pretreatment attachment anxiety. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
