THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN GLOBAL AND SPECIFIC MEASURES OF THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP

This study examined the association between global and specific measures of the therapeutic relationship in Sessions 3, 5, and 15 of 9 cases of time-limited psychodynamic psychotherapy. The Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB) model provided the specific measure of relationship. There were more consistent associations between ratings of client contributions to the alliance and SASB ratings of client behaviors than there were for the same therapist variables. Additionally, analyses showed that external (i.e., nonself) judgments of client and therapist contributions to the alliance, rather than therapist or client self-ratings of contributions to the alliance, were most frequently associated with the clinical judge rated SASB measure.