TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effect of Expectations on Intention to Persist in Therapy
AU - D'Aniello, Carissa
AU - Tambling, Rachel B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Little is known about the impact of expectations on persistence in couple and family therapy. A better understanding of the factors that contribute to persistence in therapy is key to understanding therapeutic dropout. We report results of a secondary grounded theory analysis of individual, couple, and family therapy clients' therapy expectations and their intention to persist in therapy. Participants were 19 clients of MFTs. Results indicate that clients carry expectations about the therapist, therapy process, duration, and outcome. Positive disconfirmation (Tambling & Johnson, 2010) of negative expectations contributed to therapy persistence.
AB - Little is known about the impact of expectations on persistence in couple and family therapy. A better understanding of the factors that contribute to persistence in therapy is key to understanding therapeutic dropout. We report results of a secondary grounded theory analysis of individual, couple, and family therapy clients' therapy expectations and their intention to persist in therapy. Participants were 19 clients of MFTs. Results indicate that clients carry expectations about the therapist, therapy process, duration, and outcome. Positive disconfirmation (Tambling & Johnson, 2010) of negative expectations contributed to therapy persistence.
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U2 - 10.1080/01926187.2016.1223568
DO - 10.1080/01926187.2016.1223568
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84988373807
VL - 45
SP - 37
EP - 50
JO - American Journal of Family Therapy
JF - American Journal of Family Therapy
SN - 0192-6187
IS - 1
ER -