The Brazilian-adapted Working Alliance Inventory: preliminary report on the psychometric properties of the original and short revised versions
Trends psychiatry psychother. (Impr.)
; 42(3): 256-261, July-Sept. 2020. tab
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Introduction Alliance is an essential component of all psychotherapies and a consistent predictor of its outcomes. The Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) is a widely used and psychometrically sound measure of alliance. It assesses three key aspects of the construct a) agreement on the tasks of therapy; b) agreement on the therapeutic goals; and c) development of an affective bond. Objective To preliminarily analyze the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of both the original, 36-item WAI, and of the short form revised, 16-item version (WAI-SR). Methods The sample comprised 201 psychodynamic psychotherapy patients. Alliance assessments were made after the 4th treatment session. Results The inventory adapted to Brazilian Portuguese, in both the original and short forms, appears to be reliable and valid to measure alliance and its dimensions by clients in psychotherapy. Further studies are needed to replicate and expand the findings.
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01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Psychometrics
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Process Assessment, Health Care
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Therapeutic Alliance
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Trends psychiatry psychother. (Impr.)
Journal subject:
PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil