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Area of Science:

  • Psychotherapy Research
  • Linguistic Analysis
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • The 'contextual turn' in psychotherapy research emphasizes metaphors within therapist-patient interactions.
  • Previous research has focused on qualitative descriptions, lacking quantitative analysis of metaphor usage patterns in extensive therapeutic discourse.
  • Understanding these patterns is crucial for the effective application of metaphor in psychotherapy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantitatively analyze metaphor usage patterns in a dataset of Chinese psychotherapy talk.
  • To identify associations between metaphor usage and key contextual variables.
  • To explore the implications of these patterns for the psychotherapeutic application of metaphor.

Main Methods:

  • A dataset of 29.5 hours of Chinese psychotherapy talk was analyzed.
  • A total of 2893 metaphor vehicle terms were coded for SPEAKER, FUNCTION, TARGET, PHASE OF THERAPY, and DYAD.
  • Loglinear analysis was employed to identify significant higher-order associations between these variables.

Main Results:

  • Significant higher-order associations were found, including DYAD*TARGET*FUNCTION*PHASE, DYAD*FUNCTION*PHASE*SPEAKER, and TARGET*FUNCTION*SPEAKER.
  • These associations represent distinct metaphor usage patterns within the psychotherapy context.
  • The identified patterns provide a quantitative basis for understanding how metaphors are used in therapist-patient interactions.

Conclusions:

  • The study demonstrates complex, multi-variable associations in metaphor usage during psychotherapy.
  • These quantitative findings support the 'contextual turn' by detailing specific usage patterns.
  • The results have implications for training and practice regarding the strategic use of metaphor in psychotherapy.