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Os estilos de vinculação, a empatia e aliança terapêutica em psicólogos clínicos : um modelo de mediação
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A investigação em psicoterapia, com foco no clínico, tem vindo a aumentar exponencialmente. É cada vez mais importante entender as características inerentes ao terapeuta que contribuem para o processo terapêutico. Desta forma o presente estudo visa compreender como é que a vinculação, característica do terapeuta, se relaciona com a aliança terapêutica, variável de processo, e de que forma é que a empatia pode mediar esta relação. Para o efeito, foi utilizada uma amostra composta por 148 psicólogos e/ou psicoterapeutas, com diferentes orientações teóricas, que responderam a três construtos, de auto-relato referentes à vinculação, à aliança terapêutica e à empatia. Como esperado foi verificada a relação significativa e positiva entre a vinculação segura e a aliança terapêutica, no entanto, não foi encontrada uma relação significativa entre a empatia e a aliança terapêutica, ao contrário do que seria espectável, nem se comprovou a existência do efeito de mediação da empatia na relação entre os estilos de vinculação e a aliança terapêutica. Posto isto, a empatia parece não contribuir para um efeito mediador no modelo proposto.
Research in psychotherapy, focusing on therapists, has been increasing exponentially. It is becoming even more important to understand how the interpersonal characteristics of the therapists contribute to the therapeutic process. Thus, the present study aims to understand how the relationship between therapist attachment, interpersonal characteristic, relates to the work alliance, process variable, and the way empathy can mediate this relationship. With this purpose in mind, we gathered a sample composed of 148 psychologists and/or psychotherapists, with different theoretical orientations, who responded to three self-reported constructs referring to attachment, work alliance and empathy. As expected, a significant positive relationship was found between secure attachment and work alliance, however, no significant relationship was found between empathy and a work alliance, contrary to what was expected, nor was the mediation effect of empathy, in the relationship between attachment styles and the work alliance, proven. In sum, empathy doesn’t seem to contribute to a mediating effect on the proposed model.
Research in psychotherapy, focusing on therapists, has been increasing exponentially. It is becoming even more important to understand how the interpersonal characteristics of the therapists contribute to the therapeutic process. Thus, the present study aims to understand how the relationship between therapist attachment, interpersonal characteristic, relates to the work alliance, process variable, and the way empathy can mediate this relationship. With this purpose in mind, we gathered a sample composed of 148 psychologists and/or psychotherapists, with different theoretical orientations, who responded to three self-reported constructs referring to attachment, work alliance and empathy. As expected, a significant positive relationship was found between secure attachment and work alliance, however, no significant relationship was found between empathy and a work alliance, contrary to what was expected, nor was the mediation effect of empathy, in the relationship between attachment styles and the work alliance, proven. In sum, empathy doesn’t seem to contribute to a mediating effect on the proposed model.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.
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Psicoterapeuta Psicólogo Vinculação Empatia Aliança terapêutica Psychotherapist Psychologist Attachment, Empathy, Work Alliance Empathy Work alliance