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Adolescent Readiness for Change and the Working Alliance in Counseling
Author(s) -
Fitzpatrick Marilyn R.,
Irannejad Shahrzad
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2008.tb00532.x
Subject(s) - alliance , psychology , task (project management) , quality (philosophy) , association (psychology) , developmental psychology , applied psychology , psychotherapist , political science , management , philosophy , epistemology , law , economics
The authors examined the relationship between readiness for change and the quality of the working alliance of adolescents (ages 14–18 years) and their counselors. As predicted, clients who were more ready for change had more positive alliances, particularly with respect to goal and task collaboration. There was also a trend toward the association of the maintenance or postchange stage with a weakened bond.