Interpersonal influence in a single case of brief counseling: An analytic strategy and a comparison of two indexes of influence.

Abstract

A strategy is proposed for using the Interpersonal Communication Rating Scale (ICRS; S. R. as a measure of counseling process. Speaking turns were coded for 14 interviews conducted according to J. Mann's (1973) model of brief psychodynamic therapy, and continuous indexes of relationship harmony or accord were derived from these codes. Two such indexes were compared: one based on complementarity as an indicator of accord and the other based on an alternative indicator labeled "engagement." The measure based on complementarity did not behave as predicted by the 3-stage model for successful counseling (T. J. Tracey, 1986). As in previous research, negative and positive complementarity followed different patterns over the course of treatment. We discuss implications for understanding complementarity as an index of influence in counseling, as well as prospects for developing the ICRS as a tool for process researchers.

Effects of the therapist's statements on the patient's outcome and the therapeutic alliance: A systematic review

“…There were eight studies relating to symptom outcome, for example, using the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, Ward, Mendelson, Mock, & Erbaugh, ), the Symptom Checklist‐90‐R (Derogatis, ), or the Brief Symptom Inventory (Cunha et al, ; Dahl et al, ; Derogatis & Melisaratos, ; Hayes et al, ; Hayes & Strauss, ; Hill et al, ; Hoyt, Strong, Corcoran, & Robbins, ; Jones et al, ; Waldron et al, ). Two articles examined the therapeutic alliance according to the Working Alliance Inventory (Horvath & Greenberg, ; `Golden & Robbins, ; Watson & McMullen, ).…”

School Psychologists' Perceptions of Social Power Bases in Teacher Consultation

“…Based on the above finding, a current message in certain circles that reads "influence and power have no place in the practice of school consultation" might be replaced with "school consultants recognize influence strategies drawn from soft, noncoercive power bases." Transmission of this message may help to elevate consultation research to the level of research in counseling and psychotherapy, in which it is readily assumed that constructs that measure influence and power can explain important processes and outcomes (e.g., Hoyt, Strong, Corcoran, & Robbins, 1993;Strong, Welsh, Corcoran, & Hoyt, 1992).…”

Interpersonal complementarity: Integrating interpersonal measurement with interpersonal models.

“…It may be useful to compare this proposed A statistic with two other recent indices that have appeared in the literature. Hoyt, Strong, Corcoran, and Robbins (1993) have suggested a measure of interpersonal influence on the basis of IPC complementarity theory, which they label divergence. It is very similar to the present index, as it is derived from the discrepancy between the actual response to a given interpersonal behavior and the invited (i.e., theoretically predicted) response, with each response coded to a particular octant category of the IPC.…”