The relationship between Adlerian personality priorities of clients and counselors and the therapeutic working alliance.

The purpose of this research was to determine if a relationship exists between quality of the therapeutic working alliance and counselors' and clients' Adlerian personality priorities. Variables included counselors' and clients' Adlerian personality priorities and ratings of working alliance. Information for counselors' and clients' Adlerian personality priorities was obtained on the Allen Assessment for Adlerian Personality Priorities (AAAPP; Allen, 2005). Working alliance was measured with the Working Alliance Inventory- short revised (WAI-SR; Hatcher & Gillaspy, 2006). Participants included 14 counselors and 31 clients from a community counseling clinic on a university campus in the southwest United States. Results suggested that match between counselors' and clients' Adlerian personality priorities is related to counselors' perceptions of quality of the therapeutic working alliance. Statistically significant values were found on one hypothesis, as well as large effect sizes.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2007

Author dc:creator

• Shojaian, Gina Christine

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kern, Carolyn
• Barrio, Casey
• Bratton, Sue C.

• counselors
• clients
• personality priorities
• working alliance
• counseling relationship
• Adlerian psychology.
• Personality.
• Counselor and client.

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Shojaian, Gina Christine
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 180765627
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3613/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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