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Adult Attachment, Multidimensional Perfectionism, and the Alliances Among Counselor Supervisees
Author(s) -
Gnilka Philip B.,
Rice Kenneth G.,
Ashby Jeffrey S.,
Moate Randall M.
Publication year - 2016
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/jcad.12085
Subject(s) - alliance , psychology , perfectionism (psychology) , attachment theory , clinical psychology , anxiety , psychiatry , political science , law
This study examined the moderating role that 2 dimensions of perfectionism (standards [adaptive] and discrepancy [maladaptive]) had on 2 dimensions of adult attachment (anxious and avoidant) and both client and supervisory alliances among 170 counselor supervisees. Anxious attachment and discrepancy were significant negative predictors of the client working alliance. A significant 3‐way interaction was found between anxious attachment, standards, and discrepancy on the supervisory working alliance. Implications from these findings are discussed.