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Alliance structure assessed by the Agnew Relationship Measure (ARM)

R Agnew-Davies1, W B Stiles, G E Hardy

  • 1Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, USA.

The British Journal of Clinical Psychology
|June 19, 1998
PubMed
Summary

The Agnew Relationship Measure (ARM) reveals distinct dimensions of the therapeutic alliance, including bond, partnership, confidence, and openness. These findings refine our understanding of client-therapist relationships in psychotherapy research.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • The therapeutic alliance is a key factor in psychotherapy outcomes.
  • Existing measures may not fully capture the multidimensional nature of the alliance.
  • The Second Sheffield Psychotherapy Project provided a unique dataset for alliance research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate the Agnew Relationship Measure (ARM) for assessing therapeutic alliance dimensionality.
  • To develop reliable scales from the ARM for future psychotherapy research.
  • To compare client and therapist perspectives on the alliance using the ARM.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Agnew Relationship Measure (ARM) with parallel client and therapist forms.
  • Collected data from 95 clients and 5 therapists across 1120 therapy sessions.

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  • Employed simultaneous components analysis to identify alliance dimensions.

    • Main Results:

    • Five distinct scales were constructed from the ARM.
    • Bond, partnership, and confidence showed statistical overlap but retained conceptual distinctions.
    • Openness emerged as an independent dimension; client initiative scale showed potential.

    Conclusions:

    • The ARM effectively differentiates key dimensions of the therapeutic alliance.
    • The identified dimensions offer a more nuanced understanding of client-therapist relationships.
    • The ARM scales provide valuable tools for future psychotherapy research and practice.