Open AccessMorality and Adult Attachment Style as Predictors of Psychotherapy Process and Outcome Expectations
Author(s) -
Elchert Daniel M.,
Gaasedelen Owen J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
counseling and values
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 2161-007X
pISSN - 0160-7960
DOI - 10.1002/cvj.12027
Subject(s) - psychology , outcome (game theory) , attachment theory , reciprocity (cultural anthropology) , harm , anxiety , morality , style (visual arts) , social psychology , multilevel model , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , mathematics , mathematical economics , archaeology , machine learning , political science , computer science , law , history
This study examined whether moral foundations and adult attachment style predict expectations for counseling. Hierarchical regression models were used to analyze self‐report questionnaires of 963 participants. Moral foundations related to harm–care, fairness–reciprocity, and authority–respect were significantly positively related to both process and outcome counseling expectations. Adult attachment anxiety was positively related to outcome expectations, whereas adult attachment avoidance was negatively related to process and outcome expectations. Moral foundations and adult attachment style are important predictors of therapy process and outcome expectations. Implications for practitioners and future research are discussed.