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O impacto dos processos emocionais na aliança terapêutica : as dificuldades sentidas pelo psicólogo como papel mediador desta relação
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Os processos emocionais e a aliança terapêutica têm sido alvo de interesse na área da psicologia, inclusive a aliança tem alcançado resultados de forte impacto em psicoterapia. Esta investigação apresenta dois temas associados à aliança terapêutica: os processos emocionais e as dificuldades sentidas pelo psicólogo. O objetivo central do estudo visa explorar o impacto dos processos emocionais, nomeadamente da regulação emocional e da expressividade emocional, na aliança terapêutica e nas dificuldades sentidas pelo psicólogo, de forma a perceber se os processos emocionais predizem a aliança terapêutica e se as dificuldades funcionam como variável mediadora entre os processos emocionais e a aliança terapêutica. Para o efeito, analisou-se uma amostra de 110 psicólogos, 92 mulheres e 18 homens, seguindo uma metodologia correlacional. Os resultados, obtidos quantitativamente por meio da análise de regressão linear múltipla, sugerem que apenas a expressividade emocional tem impacto significativo na aliança terapêutica, ao passo que a regulação emocional apenas a influencia marginalmente. Corroborou-se também a hipótese de que as dificuldades sentidas pelo psicólogo atuam como efeito mediador na relação entre os processos emocionais e a aliança terapêutica. Concluindo, os processos emocionais dos psicólogos são variáveis importantes para a relação e consequente sucesso em terapia. Este estudo contribui para aprofundar o conhecimento nestas áreas ainda em expansão, possibilitando a compreensão de fatores que podem melhorar a aliança terapêutica.
Emotional processes and therapeutic alliance have been an interest target for psychology-based studies. We have witnessed a significant increase of results in psychotherapy, based on the therapeutic alliance. The main goal of this study was to explore the impact of emotional processes, namely, emotional regulation and emotional expressivity, in the therapeutic alliance and in the difficulties felt by the therapist. We also wanted to assess if the emotional processes can predict the therapeutic alliance and if the difficulty felt by the therapists work as a mediating variable between emotional processes and therapeutic alliance. For this purpose, one non-probabilistic sample of one hundred and ten therapists was collected. The sample was composed by ninety-two women and eighteen men, in the age range of twenty-four to sixty-eight years old and a non-correlational methodology was used. All the data was analyzed quantitatively, using the multiple linear regression. The results suggested that the emotional processes assessed in this study, more particularly emotional expressivity, add a positive impact to the therapeutic alliance, contrarily to the emotional regulation, that only affected it marginally. The difficulties felt by the therapist where concluded to act as a mediator effect in the relationship between emotional process and therapeutic alliance. Concluding, emotional processes of therapist are linked to the relation established with the patient and the consequent success of therapy. This study contributes to complement the information on this field, facilitating the comprehension of factors that could improve the therapeutic alliance.
Emotional processes and therapeutic alliance have been an interest target for psychology-based studies. We have witnessed a significant increase of results in psychotherapy, based on the therapeutic alliance. The main goal of this study was to explore the impact of emotional processes, namely, emotional regulation and emotional expressivity, in the therapeutic alliance and in the difficulties felt by the therapist. We also wanted to assess if the emotional processes can predict the therapeutic alliance and if the difficulty felt by the therapists work as a mediating variable between emotional processes and therapeutic alliance. For this purpose, one non-probabilistic sample of one hundred and ten therapists was collected. The sample was composed by ninety-two women and eighteen men, in the age range of twenty-four to sixty-eight years old and a non-correlational methodology was used. All the data was analyzed quantitatively, using the multiple linear regression. The results suggested that the emotional processes assessed in this study, more particularly emotional expressivity, add a positive impact to the therapeutic alliance, contrarily to the emotional regulation, that only affected it marginally. The difficulties felt by the therapist where concluded to act as a mediator effect in the relationship between emotional process and therapeutic alliance. Concluding, emotional processes of therapist are linked to the relation established with the patient and the consequent success of therapy. This study contributes to complement the information on this field, facilitating the comprehension of factors that could improve the therapeutic alliance.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.
Keywords
Regulação emocional Expressividade emocional Aliança terapêutica Psicólogos Emotional processes Emotional regulation Emotional expressivity Therapeutic alliance Psychotherapists