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    • Psychology
    • Psychotherapy Research
    • Clinical Psychology

    Background:

    • Previous research analyzed average patient change in psychotherapy using traditional methods.
    • Individual patient change trajectories during follow-up were not fully understood.
    • The role of personality characteristics in predicting individual change remained unclear.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine individual change in psychotherapy outcomes over one year.
    • To investigate the predictive value of quality of object relations (QOR) and psychological mindedness (PM) on individual change.
    • To compare findings from hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) with traditional data analysis methods.

    Main Methods:

    • Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) was used to analyze one-year follow-up data from 98 psychotherapy patients.
    • Patient personality characteristics, specifically quality of object relations (QOR) and psychological mindedness (PM), were assessed.
    • HLM was employed to detect individual change patterns, contrasting with previous repeated measures ANOVA and chi-square analyses.

    Main Results:

    • HLM identified significant variations in the rate of individual change among patients, a finding missed by traditional methods.
    • Quality of object relations (QOR) positively predicted individual change in supportive therapy but not in interpretive therapy.
    • Significant associations were found between quality of object relations (QOR) and final outcome levels.

    Conclusions:

    • Individual change rates in psychotherapy outcomes vary significantly between patients.
    • Quality of object relations is a key predictor of positive outcomes in supportive therapy.
    • Findings inform patient selection and treatment enhancement strategies for short-term supportive therapy.