Title Therapist Attachment and the Working Alliance: The Moderating Effect of Emotional Regulation
Authors RUIZ ARANDA, DESIREE, Cardoso-Álvarez S. , FENOLLAR CORTÉS, JAVIER
External publication No
Means Front. Psychol.
Scope Article
Nature Científica
JCR Quartile 1
SJR Quartile 1
JCR Impact 4.23200
SJR Impact 0.87300
Web https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121709711&doi=10.3389%2ffpsyg.2021.784010&partnerID=40&md5=7c338fabbfbccaa9f3fa246231af6641
Publication date 10/12/2021
ISI 000741833900001
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85121709711
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.784010
Abstract Objective: To explore whether the therapist’s emotional regulation strategies moderate the relationship between therapist attachment and the working alliance from the therapist’s perspective. Method: A non-experimental, descriptive correlational design was used. Sixty-three psychotherapists (6 men, 57 women) participated in this study, ranging in age from 27 to 69 years, with a mean age of 39.3 years. The therapists completed the Attachment evaluation questionnaire for adults, the Spanish Adaptation of the Working Alliance Inventory, and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Associations between attachment and emotional regulation traits and working alliance were examined using multilevel modeling, controlling for therapist demographics, and clinical experience. Results: Moderation analyses revealed significant interaction effects between therapist attachment and emotional regulation strategies. Conclusion: Attachment styles would not significantly affect the therapist’s ability to establish an adequate therapeutic alliance bond. The results show that the attachment style of the therapists interacted with their emotional regulation abilities. Copyright © 2021 Ruiz-Aranda, Cardoso-Álvarez and Fenollar-Cortés.
Keywords attachment; emotional regulation; therapist effects; therapy; working alliance
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