TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - The therapeutic alliance in cognitive-behavioral treatment of children referred for oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior
JO  - Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
A1  - Kazdin, Alan E.
A1  - Marciano, Paul L.
A1  - Whitley, Moira K.
SP  - 726
EP  - 730
VL  - 73
IS  - 4
N2  - The authors examined the therapeutic alliance in evidence-based treatment for children (N = 185, 47 girls, 138 boys; ages 3-14 years) referred clinically for oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior. Different alliances (child-therapist, parent-therapist) were assessed from each participant's perspective at 2 points over the course of treatment. As predicted, both child-therapist and parent-therapist alliances related to therapeutic change, family experience of barriers to participation in treatment, and treatment acceptability. Greater alliance was associated with greater therapeutic change, fewer perceived barriers, and greater treatment acceptability. The findings could not be attributed to the influence of socioeconomic disadvantage, parent psychopathology and stress, and child dysfunction or to rater effects (common rater variance in the predictors and criteria).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-006X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.73.4.726
ID  - ref1
ER  -