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Factorial and Construct Validity of the Revised Short Form Integrative Psychotherapy Alliance Scales for Family, Couple, and Individual Therapy
Author(s) -
PINSOF WILLIAM M.,
ZINBARG RICHARD,
KNOBLOCHFEDDERS LYNNE M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2008.00254.x
Subject(s) - operationalization , psychology , alliance , psychotherapist , family therapy , interpersonal communication , construct (python library) , confirmatory factor analysis , construct validity , clinical psychology , interpersonal relationship , social psychology , psychometrics , structural equation modeling , philosophy , law , programming language , statistics , mathematics , epistemology , political science , computer science
The Integrative Psychotherapy Alliance model brought an interpersonal and systemic perspective to bear on theory, research, and practice on the psychotherapeutic alliance. Questions have been raised about the independence of the theoretical factors in the model and their operationalization in the Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy Alliance Scales. This paper presents results of a confirmatory factor analysis of the scales that delineated at least three distinct interpersonal factors as well as shorter versions of the three scales to facilitate their use in research and practice. The paper also presents the results of a study testing each factor's association with client retention and progress over the first eight sessions in individual and couple therapy. At least two of the interpersonal factors were uniquely associated with progress in individual and couple functioning. Implications of the results for theory, research, practice, and training in individual, couple, and family therapy are elaborated.