This study aimed to determine how control charts—a form of time-series line graphs—can be implemented in psychotherapy research to indirectly identify probable rupture–repair episodes that are associated with psychotherapy outcome. There is no current standard in psychotherapy research with regard to how to use control charts to identify rupture–repair events. Control charts were generated for each patient (N = 73) using patient-rated Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) scores obtained at the end of every session in a 30-session therapy protocol of either brief relational therapy (BRT) or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Empirically derived cut-off points were used to identify rupture and repair based on each dyad's control chart. Coded rupture–repair episodes were correlated with outcome measures to assess for their relationships. The results of these analyses provide preliminary support for the utility of control charts in psychotherapy research for the indirect identification of probable rupture repair events that are associated with psychotherapy outcome.

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使用控制图方法操作联盟破裂修复事件

本研究旨在确定控制图（一种时间序列线图的形式）如何在心理治疗研究中实施，以间接识别与心理治疗结果相关的可能的破裂修复事件。目前在心理治疗研究中没有关于如何使用控制图来识别破裂修复事件的标准。为每位患者生成控制图（N = 73) 使用在每个疗程结束时获得的患者评定的工作联盟清单 (WAI) 分数，在简短关系疗法 (BRT) 或认知行为疗法 (CBT) 的 30 疗程治疗方案中。根据每个 dyad 的控制图，根据经验得出的截止点用于识别破裂和修复。编码的破裂修复事件与结果测量相关，以评估它们的关系。这些分析的结果为心理治疗研究中控制图的效用提供了初步支持，以间接识别与心理治疗结果相关的可能的破裂修复事件。