Interactional Structures of Therapist and Client Participation in Adult Psychotherapy: P Technique and Chronography.

Czogalik, Dietmar; Russell, Robert L.

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ERIC Number: EJ504585

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Publication Date: 1995

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Interactional Structures of Therapist and Client Participation in Adult Psychotherapy: P Technique and Chronography.

Czogalik, Dietmar; Russell, Robert L.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v63 n1 p28-36 Feb 1995

Assigned factor scores to therapist and client utterances. Constructed a 17 x 17 correlation matrix consisting of correlations across 4 lagged utterances. Principal-components analysis revealed 4 therapist-client interaction factors: mutual therapeutic engagement, mutual therapeutic negotiation, undirected client reminiscence, and sustained therapist work. Highlights P technique's usefulness in revealing structures of psychotherapeutic discourse. (RJM)

Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Counselor Client Relationship, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication, Item Analysis, Multidimensional Scaling, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Multivariate Analysis, Psychological Studies, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Research

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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