Abstract
The Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) was completed after the 1st psychotherapy session by 84 university counseling center clients and 15 therapists rating their work with 123 clients. The factor structure of these responses was examined using confirmatory factor analysis. A model with 1 general factor, a model with 3 specific factors, and a bilevel model of the factor structure were examined. The bilevel factor structure, with a General Alliance factor as its primary factor and 3 secondary specific factors, fit the data best. The items most indicative of the 3 specific factors were selected to form a 12-item short form of the WAI.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 207-210 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Psychological Assessment |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health