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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Psychology for Clinical Settings
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1419968

Does the therapeutic alliance process explain the results of the Egokitzen post-divorce intervention program?

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Irati Alvarez Irati Alvarez 1*Marta Herrero Marta Herrero 2ANA MARTINEZ-PAMPLIEGA ANA MARTINEZ-PAMPLIEGA 2
  • 1 Begoñako Andra Mari Teacher Training University College, BAM, Derio, Spain
  • 2 University of Deusto, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain

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    Objective: The objective of this study was to explain the relationship between therapeutic alliance and the changes observed in the parents' psychological symptomatology after participation in the Egokitzen program, analyzing the mediating role of emotion regulation. Method: The study involved 117 divorced parents and 40 therapists. Results: It has been observed that the early development and maintenance of the therapeutic alliance influence the parents' psychological symptomatology after the intervention, through emotion regulation. Conclusions: The study reinforce the role of the therapeutic alliance as a determining factor in the success of group interventions. This effect has turned out to be indirect through emotion regulation, highlighting the importance of emotional management.

    Keywords: Therapeutic Alliance, Emotion Regulation, Symptomatology, Divorce, group

    Received: 19 Apr 2024; Accepted: 02 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Alvarez, Herrero and MARTINEZ-PAMPLIEGA. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Irati Alvarez, Begoñako Andra Mari Teacher Training University College, BAM, Derio, Spain

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