Date of Award
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Psychology
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Kelly G. Wilson
Second Advisor
Michael Allen
Third Advisor
Karen K. Kellum
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Comfactors research indicates that there is a positive relationship between therapeutic relationship and improved client outcomes. However, little research has been done to examine the nature of this relationship. The current study examined the relationship between mindfulness, values, and working alliance. Participants were 59 undergraduate students who were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: mindfulness plus values, mindfulness, or control. Depending on condition, participants engaged in a mindfulness plus values exercise, a mindfulness exercise, or a wait control. All participants then engaged in a conversation with the experimenter regarding a recent disagreement. Mindfulness and values connectedness were assessed pre-intervention, post-intervention, and post-conversation. Working alliance was assessed post-conversation. Values connectedness increased in the mindfulness plus values condition. There were no statistically significant differences among conditions on ratings of mindfulness and working alliance. Future research in the areas of mindfulness, values, and working alliance is discussed.
Recommended Citation
Slater, Regan Michelle, "The Relative Effects Of Mindfulness And Values On Therapeutic Relationship: Developing Methods Of Manipulating Alliance" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 810.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/810
Concentration/Emphasis
Emphasis: Clinical Psychology