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Client congruence in therapy and its association withmindfulness and the therapeutic relationship

Ivtzan, Itai; Joseph, Stephen

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Itai Ivtzan



Abstract

In order to investigate clients’ role in the mutuality of therapeutic encounter, this pilot study examined data from 49 participants who had undergone at least three sessions of therapy. The participants completed the Working Alliance Inventory and the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills. As hypothesised, higher levels of mindfulness were associated with enhanced working alliance. All three dimensions of the working alliance (quality of therapeutic bond, agreement on tasks, and agreement on goals) were found to be associated with mindfulness. These results suggest that it would be worthwhile to develop future longitudinal research on the relationship between client variables and the development of therapeutic encounter.

Citation

Ivtzan, I., & Joseph, S. (2017). Client congruence in therapy and its association withmindfulness and the therapeutic relationship. International Journal of Psychology and Counseling, 9(4), 23-25. https://doi.org/10.5897/IJPC2017.0487

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 25, 2017
Online Publication Date Jun 30, 2017
Publication Date Jul 30, 2017
Deposit Date Jun 16, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal International Journal of Psychology and Counselling
Electronic ISSN 2141-2499
Publisher Academic Journals
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Issue 4
Pages 23-25
DOI https://doi.org/10.5897/IJPC2017.0487
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/848800
Publisher URL http://academicjournals.org/journal/IJPC/article-abstract/B4DF8AB64838

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