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The effect of therapist support and encounter on the percentage of client‐client interactions in group therapy
Author(s) -
Flowers John V.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(197801)6:1<69::aid-jcop2290060115>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - psychology , psychotherapist , clinical psychology
This study demonstrates that when therapists increase their percentage of negative statements made to clients in group therapy sessions the percentage of client‐client interactions compared with therapist‐client interactions increases. When the therapists increase their percentage of negative client feedback by delivering more lower intensity negative messages, the clients are as satisfied with the group experience and trust significantly more fellow group members than when the therapists give primarily positive feedback. However, when the therapists increase their percentage of negative client feedback by using higher intensity negative messages, while the clients still interact with one another more frequently, they are less satisfied with the group experience and trust fewer fellow clients.