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The interplay of friendship stress, social support, and optimism on psychological distress in college students Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Minji Yang, Andres Perez-Rojas, Matthew J. Miller
Young adulthood, experienced by many during college, is a prime time for students to foster personal growth and development. Throughout this time, friendships serve as important relationships that ...
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Correction Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-10
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Understanding the impact of involuntary discoveries of nonsuicidal self-injury: a thematic analysis Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Riley L. Pugh, Kaitlyn McLachlan, Stephen P. Lewis
Growing research has examined instances of voluntarily disclosed nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), including how people with lived experience are impacted when they choose to share their NSSI with ot...
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“Detoxification” of destructive clinical material in psychodynamic psychotherapy: A case study of how the therapists’ interpersonal skills are used in a challenging treatment case with a successful outcome Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Halvor Raddum Stormoen, Helene Amundsen Nissen-Lie, Cecilie Hillestad Hoff, Hanne Strømme
There is a need to gain more knowledge of how interpersonally skilled therapists handle demanding clinical situations to better understand therapist effects. The aim of this single-case study was t...
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A further comparison between meaning and purpose: Examining factor structures, partial correlational, unique, and indirect associations with mental health outcomes Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-14 P. F. Jonah Li, Chi-Keung Chan, Yi Jenny Xiao, Maeve O’Donnell
This study explored the factor structures, partial correlational, unique and indirect associations of meaning and purpose with depressive symptoms and suicide ideation in college students (n = 956)...
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An empirical exploration of psychoanalytic processes and outcomes in 27 long-term psychoanalytic treatments Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Katie Aafjes-van Doorn, Daniel S. Spina, Bernard S Gorman, Karl Stukenberg, Federica Genova, Sherwood Waldron
Despite the vast clinical and theoretical literature on what the analytic process should look like, we know very little empirically about the actual analytic process in long-term psychoanalytic tre...
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A multicomponent psychodynamic treatment for comorbid disorders: a baseline and post-treatment network comparison Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Adam Klocek, Tomáš Řiháček
This study aims to assess pre-post change of 439 patients undergoing a multicomponent treatment (psychodynamic psychotherapy complemented with other treatment components) using a novel network meth...
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Correction Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-14
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Relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and mental wellness: a cross-cultural examination Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Hawra Al-Khaz’Aly, Shayndel Jim, Chye Hong Liew, Gabriel Zamudio, Ling Jin
The majority of research on mental wellness has been focused on Western societies, while little is known about cross-cultural differences of mental wellness and factors associating with mental well...
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Necessity is the mother of invention: Experiences of Israeli women child psychotherapists inexperienced in online therapy regarding the therapeutic space during COVID-19 Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Shimrit Telraz Cohen, Shahar Gindi
This qualitative study explored the experiences of child psychotherapists who were inexperienced in online therapy and transitioned in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing online therapy to...
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Removal Statement Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-10
Published in Counselling Psychology Quarterly (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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A comparison of schema modes and self-beliefs related to social anxiety in individuals with subclinical social anxiety disorder and without social anxiety disorder: a preliminary finding Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Razieh Pak, Majid Mahmoud Alilou, Mansur Bayrami, Abass Bakhshi Pour Roudsari
ABSTRACT Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is the most common anxiety disorder and has serious negative effects on multiple areas of life. The possibility of comorbidity with other disorders and malfunction in different domains of life exists in both full-blown and subclinical social anxiety. This study aimed to compare the schema modes and self-beliefs related to social anxiety in individuals with subclinical
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Correction Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-09-06
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Experience of online, text-based, anonymous mental health support during COVID-19 for young women previously at risk of suicide Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-09-03 Samantha Leece, Hannah Wilson, Panoraia Andriopoulou
ABSTRACT Suicide in young people (YP) is of increasing concern. Online mental health (MH) support platforms are becoming increasingly prevalent and may offer a way to support YP’s MH. However, there are challenges to safeguarding YP on these platforms, such as the inability to see or respond to behaviours that pose risk. The present study aims to explore the experience of online, anonymous, text-based
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Retracted Article: Therapist self-disclosure in psychodynamic psychotherapy: A mixed methods investigation Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-16
Published in Counselling Psychology Quarterly (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Retraction Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-15
Published in Counselling Psychology Quarterly (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Retraction Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-13
Published in Counselling Psychology Quarterly (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Italian Higher Education Student Engagement Scale (I-HESES): initial validation and psychometric evidences Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-07-29 Jenny Marcionetti, Andrea Zammitti
ABSTRACT Student engagement is an important construct predicting students’ academic achievement and success. In order to broaden the choice of short, complete, effective, and Italian language scales for the measurement of this construct, the goal of the present study was to carry out an adaptation and initial validation, accompanied by appropriate psychometric analyses, of an Italian version of the
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Optimism, hope, and coping during practicum: predicting changes in perceived clinical competence Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-07-23 David B. Feldman, Meenakshi Balaraman, Ushta Cawasji, Jean M. Riney-Niewiadomski
ABSTRACT We examined the degree that optimism and hope predicted coping and perceived competence in counselling psychology practicum students. Masters students from a Northern California university (N = 74) completed surveys at four points during practicum year: (T1) baseline, (T2) one month, (T3) mid-year, and (T4) final month. Measures assessed dispositional optimism and hope, adaptive and maladaptive
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Development and validation of the illness perceptions questionnaire for youth anxiety and depression (IPQ-Anxiety and IPQ-Depression) Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Holly Alice Bear, Zoe Moon, Akash Wasil, Isaac Ahuvia, Julian Edbrooke-Childs, Miranda Wolpert
ABSTRACT Background The Revised Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (IPQ-R) is a well-established measure for measuring illness representations with sound psychometric properties. However, one limitation is that it provides a generic measure of illness representations and lacks specificity to individual health conditions, making it difficult to capture the nuances of illness beliefs for different populations
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Validation of the Dari version of the fear of COVID-19 scale and student self-efficacy as a moderator between fear of COVID-19 and mental well-being Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-07-02 Zane Asher Green, Murat Yıldırım, Farkhonda Faizi, Rahmatullah Jalal
ABSTRACT Aims This study determined the psychometric integrity of the Dari version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S). In addition, this contribution analyzed the moderating role of student self-efficacy between the fear of COVID-19 and mental well-being. Methods The sample comprised 436 Afghan students studying in three universities situated in Kabul. First, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
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Therapists’ views and recommendations on the ins and outs of practicing teletherapy Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Katie Aafjes-van Doorn, Vera Békés, Karl W. Stukenberg, Kailey E. Roberts
ABSTRACT Objective. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of teletherapy became mandatory for most therapists. Many therapists who had previously felt reluctant to try teletherapy ultimately transitioned to teletherapy with little experience or training. We qualitatively examined therapists’ subjective experiences of providing teletherapy, particularly regarding their future plans and advice for colleagues
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A person-centred conceptualisation of non-suicidal self-injury recovery: a practical guide Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-06-17 Penelope Hasking, Stephen P. Lewis, Kate Tonta
ABSTRACT Background Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a behaviour many counselling psychologists encounter in practice, and the way clinician’s respond can have an important impact on the individual’s experience of recovery. The person-centred NSSI recovery framework incorporates the voices of lived experience in understanding the multi-faceted nature of recovery. Objectives This paper outlines important
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Therapist experiences and perspectives on moving beyond symptoms and into flourishing: a grounded theory analysis Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-06-17 Emma Freetly Porter, Mackenzie Jessen, Jeremy J. Coleman, Sree Sinha, Nancy Devor, Shannon Sauer-Zavala, Heidi Levitt, Karen Tao, Mary Zanarini, Todd Farchione, Steven J. Sandage, Jesse Owen
ABSTRACT Psychotherapy has historically focused on symptom reduction. However, there are calls for increasing our understanding of how psychotherapy impacts clients’ flourishing. In this study, licensed mental health professionals and trainees across different clinical settings with diverse therapeutic orientations were interviewed about their perspectives on the cultivation of flourishing in psychotherapy
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Emotion regulation moderates the impact of state anxiety on psychological well-being in Turkish population during the COVID-19 pandemic Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-05-27 Ali Karababa
ABSTRACT The current study aimed to examine the extent to which the relationship between state anxiety and psychological well-being was moderated by emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression) during the COVID-19 outbreak. The data set included 520 participants from Turkish university students (282 females, 238 males) aged 18 to 25 (Mage = 21,04 years, SD = 1,59)
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Repeated explorations of violent scripts: psychotherapy for men acting violently against their female partner Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Bente Lømo, Hanne Haavind, Odd Arne Tjersland
ABSTRACT The effects of psychotherapy for men perpetrating violence toward their female partners have been found to be modest or equivocal; therefore, further research is necessary to determine how therapists can intervene to help clients stop acting violently. To obtain a better understanding of successful therapist strategies in a particular case, we conducted an interpretive phenomenological analysis
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Evaluation of expressed self-contempt in psychotherapy: an exploratory study Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Hélène Beuchat, Loris Grandjean, Nastia Junod, Jean-Nicolas Despland, Antonio Pascual-Leone, Chantal Martin-Sölch, Ueli Kramer
ABSTRACT Self-contempt may be a frequent but overlooked clinical phenomenon, associated with a number of psychological problems such as increased sadness and shame. It was shown that self-contempt interferes with productive emotional processing and the quality of therapeutic alliance. This study aims to develop a reliable measure of expressed self-contempt given that a previous three-point assessment
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The sister concepts of working alliance and real relationship: A meta-analysis Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-04-23 Ana Marta Vaz, Laura Inês Ferreira, Charles Gelso, Luís Janeiro
ABSTRACT The real relationship and working alliance are considered sister concepts, because, even though they are distinct elements of the therapeutic relationship, they seem to be highly interrelated, especially regarding the bond element of the relationship. Both concepts are considered to contribute significantly to the therapy outcomes, but some questions remain regarding their relationship, similarities
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Pattern of access, early predictors of use, and treatment effectiveness of a psychological counselling service for medical students: an Italian longitudinal study Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Marco Bani, Stefano Ardenghi, Federico Zorzi, Selena Russo, Deborah Corrias, Maria Grazia Strepparava
ABSTRACT Psychological counselling represents sensitive frontline services for the detection and treatment of early signs of distress in students. This study aims to assess psychological distress in medical students at the beginning of their academic career and the access rate to a counselling service during medical school. Predictors of access to the service and the effectiveness of the service were
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The strength, hope and resourcefulness program for people with Parkinson’s disease: a qualitative investigation of group members’ experiences Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-04-09 Denise J. Larsen, Kenneth C. Murdoch, Chelsea L. Arsenault, Anthony Joyce, Andrew J. Howell, Wendy Edey, Tricia Sandham, Janis Miyasaki
ABSTRACT Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor and non-motor features. Many people with PD struggle with mental health issues such as depression. Evidence shows that people with PD may have trouble adopting a hopeful or positive orientation given their diagnosis and symptoms. Psychological treatments for PD are scarce and even more scarce are treatments that
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Filling a gap: virtual clinician-led support groups for disordered eating Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Madeline Hunsicker, Elana Maloul, Greene Amanda K., Dani Gilady, Lisa M. Brownstone
For people with disordered eating, support groups can play an important role in treatment and recovery journeys. Such resources became crucial during COVID-19, as people with disordered eating repo...
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An initial validation of the Clients’ Experience of Therapy Scale (CETS): assessing the quality of psychotherapy process and outcome from clients’ perspectives Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-03-25 Heidi M. Levitt, Lauren M. Grabowski, Takuya Minami, Zenobia Morrill
In studies of psychotherapy, researchers typically rely on symptom-focused measures to assess treatment success. However, good psychotherapy can engage clients in many other transformations–such as...
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Views of self in the context of self-injury recovery: a thematic analysis Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Brooke C.T. Farrell, Therese E. Kenny, Stephen P. Lewis
ABSTRACT Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has emerged as a central mental health concern, with growing attention been paid to understanding NSSI recovery. Recently, much of this research has placed emphasis on people’s lived experience. Efforts in this regard highlight that many individuals report positive changes and develop strengths over the course of their recovery journeys. However, given the nascent
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‘Holding on to regret as a kind of enrichment’ – a qualitative exploration of the role that work-related regrets play in therapists’ clinical practice Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-03-18 Marius Veseth, Mari Ese, Per-Einar Binder, Christian Moltu
In this reflexive thematic analysis, we explore 17 psychotherapists’ accounts of work-related regrets. Based on individual interviews with experienced clinical psychologists, we report how they des...
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Grief and bereavement in the time of COVID-19: a thematic analysis exploring psychotherapists’ observations of clients’ experiences Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Amy Buckley, Anne Dodd, Suzanne Guerin
Research published at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic predicted additional complexity and difficult experiences for those who experience grief and bereavement in this context. The current study...
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Work-related experiences of mental health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Jasmeet Singh, Maria Karanika-Murray, Thom Baguley, John Hudson
The imposition of nation-wide lockdowns and sporadic transition to remote work produced unforeseen psychological challenges likely to impact the medium of care and workload of mental health profess...
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Assessing psychotherapy as a western healing practice through prediction of help-seeking attitudes Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-02-06 Jessica Y. Ahn, Robinder P. Bedi, Rajneesh Choubisa, Namita Ruparel
This exploratory study assessed the ability of six theory-derived variables representing possible signifiers for the Western cultural components of psychotherapy for predicting attitudes towards pr...
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Contrasting two improved and two unimproved cases of patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms after multicomponent treatment Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-01-24 Lucia Polakovská, Jan Roubal, Michal Čevelíček, Tomáš Řiháček
Objective: While some patients suffering from medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) benefit from psychological treatment, others do not. The aim of this study was to analyse both quantitat...
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Narrative Themes of Chinese Canadian Intergenerational Trauma: Parental Experiences Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-01-08 F. Chou, M. Buchanan, M. McDonald, M. Westwood, C. Huang
In a series of two papers, the narrative themes of Intergenerational Trauma (IGT) from both the parent and offspring generation in the Chinese diaspora in Canada are examined. This paper focuses on...
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Language discrimination, interpersonal shame, and depressive symptoms among international students with Chinese heritage: collective self-esteem as a buffer Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-01-04 Kelly Yu-Hsin Liao, Meifen Wei, Pei-Chun Tsai, Jisu Kim, Hsiu-Lan Cheng
Although perceived language discrimination (PLD) is associated with negative psychological outcomes among international students with Chinese heritage, existing research on PLD is scarce. This stud...
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Therapist dishonesty across theoretical orientations Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-01-04 Mandy Newman, Barry A. Farber
To examine whether and how therapy orientation is associated with psychotherapists’ perceived reasons for, feelings about, and regrets around their own dishonesty in therapy. A sample of 255 psycho...
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What works in the treatment of medically unexplained physical symptoms? The psychotherapist perspective Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-01-04 Michal Čevelíček, Jan Roubal, Roman Hytych, Tomáš Řiháček
ABSTRACT People with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) are often referred to psychotherapy, which has been shown to be modestly effective in reducing symptom severity. An investigation of clinical strategies used by experienced psychotherapists in the treatment of clients with MUPS may offer important insights into the treatment process with this challenging group of clients and help further
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“This is who I am”: a grounded theory of women’s assertive identity negotiation Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-25 Michelle McLean, William Whelton
Assertiveness development in women can be hindered by gendered norms of agreeableness and passivity. Despite this, many women become assertive, although less is known about how they negotiate the p...
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It takes three to tango: clients’ experiences of couple therapy - A meta-analysis of qualitative research studies Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Lara Madden, Ladislav Timulak
The clients’ experiences of couple therapy, as gathered through open-ended qualitative questions, has historically been underrepresented within the field. However, recent years have found more stud...
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Measurement invariance across Korean and English versions of the short almost perfect scale Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-04 Han Na Suh, Jeffrey S. Ashby, Kenneth G. Rice, Linda Pak Bruner
ABSTRACT The current study addresses the cultural validity of the 8-item Short Almost Perfect Scale (SAPS) by investigating its measurement invariance across the choice of language (i.e. Korean vs. English) with a group of 206 Korean Americans. Given a wide variation in English proficiency among the Korean community, instruments may need to be administered either in Korean or English based on respondents’
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The Burden of Keeping Things to Yourself: Self-Concealment and Suicidality Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Ingrid Hogge, Jisu Kim, Eunha Kim
Suicide is a critical concern for psychologists given the complexity of suicide risk and fatal consequences. Using self-determination theory (SDT) as a framework, we examined the relationships betw...
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Psychotherapy failures: to err is human Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-11-22 Nicola Gazzola, Shigeru Iwakabe
ABSTRACT Despite the consistent positive outcome findings and psychotherapists’ best intentions in their efforts to help their clients, psychotherapy simply does not work in all cases. There are a variety of reasons why there may be treatment failures in psychotherapy that may be observed at multiple levels: (a) the treatment in question (e.g. the choice of intervention for a given presenting concern)
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A qualitative exploration of student self-harm and experiences of support-seeking within a UK university setting Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-11-22 Laura Edwards-Bailey, Tina Cartwright, Nina Smyth, Jay-Marie Mackenzie
Published in Counselling Psychology Quarterly (Vol. 36, No. 4, 2023)
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Understanding experiences of disclosing and receiving disclosures of nonsuicidal self-injury amongst peers in university: A qualitative investigation Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-11-13 Ariana C. Simone, Shutong Yu, Chloe A. Hamza
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a frequently occurring mental health concern among emerging adults in university, but one that is often concealed. Given that the disclosure of NSSI can provide op...
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Changes after multicomponent group-based treatment in patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Lucia Polakovská, Michal Čevelíček, Jan Roubal, Tomáš Řiháček
Psychological treatments for patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) reduce somatic symptom severity only moderately. However, patients may profit from changes other than that ...
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The antecedents of gender dysphoria and the associated thoughts, emotions, and ways of coping: a qualitative analysis and clinical implications Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Louis Lindley, Lex Pulice-Farrow, Stephanie Budge
Despite recent trans-affirming research centering experiences of gender dysphoria and its relation to psychological outcomes, there is a dearth of research studying the components of experiences of...
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Social self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and goal progress among American college students: Testing temporal relations by gender and race/ethnicity Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Hung-Bin Sheu, Mary E. Dawes, Shiqin Stephanie Chong
ABSTRACT The transition to college represents an exciting time for adolescents and young adults, but it could also pose a challenge as they adapt to a new environment. According to social cognitive career theory, self-efficacy, outcome expectations and goal progress are key predictors of positive adjustment. While these variables have received considerable empirical attention, they are understudied
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Assimilating problematic life script themes in clinical supervision: The case of Adam Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-10-05 Biljana Van Rijn, James Agar, Charlotte Sills, William B. Stiles
ABSTRACT In transactional analysis theory, life script themes are archaic patterns of experience and interaction, which can emerge during clinical work and impact practice. This study examined whether a newly qualified therapist’s problematic life script themes were detectable in supervision, how they were addressed, and whether addressing them led to assimilation of these themes. Seven consecutive
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The mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfaction in the relationship between trait mindfulness and psychological distress in clinical trainees Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-09-08 Robin Renault, Julie Laurin, Bassam Khoury, Christina Spinelli
ABSTRACT Clinical trainees are especially prone to psychological distress. Mindfulness has shown to promote well-being among health care professionals, yet the mechanisms through which it reduces psychological distress are still uncertain. Self-determination theory suggests that mindfulness allows individuals to be more open and receptive to information from their inner and outer worlds, which facilitates
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Counseling psychology and participatory justice: “sharing the university” Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Laura Smith, Laila Abdel-Salam, Randi Elfrida Scott-McLaughlin ll, Kim Baranowski, Nyrah Madon, Maya Williams
ABSTRACT What is a participatory justice approach to counseling psychology, and what actions would express its inclusive intentions? We propose that a participatory justice framework for counseling psychology practice and training would complement social justice perspectives by emphasizing university-community collaborations and resource-sharing; it also privileges public, community-based knowledge
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Implementing routine outcome monitoring in a psychodynamic training clinic: it’s complicated Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-08-15 Katie Aafjes-Van Doorn, Jordan Meisel
ABSTRACT The use of routine outcome monitoring (ROM) has been shown to improve treatment outcomes, reduce symptom deterioration and treatment dropout, and is especially relevant for training clinics. However, the use of ROM in a psychodynamic training clinic has remained relatively unexplored. We aimed to instigate an open dialogue about the use and usefulness of ROM within the context of contemporary
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The influence of enculturation and shifting in predicting marianismo beliefs among Latinx women Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-08-11 Sara Garcia, Glenn Gamst, Lawrence S. Meyers, Leticia Arellano-Morales, Jerry Kernes
ABSTRACT The present study examined shifting, or the altering of one’s self-presentation in response to perceived environmental cultural cues, as a mediator of the predictive effects of Latinx women’s enculturation on their marianismo beliefs. Understanding how Latinx women’s perceptions of traditional cultural values and beliefs regarding gender, such as marianismo (i.e. gendered Latinx family cultural
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Individuals’ accounts and explanations of continued engagement in non-suicidal self-injury: a qualitative study Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-08-10 Heather Pearce, Olga Smoliak, Stephen P. Lewis
ABSTRACT Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is the deliberate damage of bodily tissue which occurs without suicidal intent. NSSI is a common behavior among young people and a frequent focus in clinical practice. Many models of the aetiology and maintenance of NSSI are focused on emotion regulation. The role that cognition plays in the behavior is less well understood. We used thematic analysis to explore
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Hearing voices as a form of inner dialogue. Using the dialogical self to turn a critical voice into an ally Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Diego Romaioli, Giacomo Chiara, Elena Faccio, Roberto Miglietta
ABSTRACT In Western culture, “hearing voices” is often considered a symptom of mental illness. After reinterpreting this phenomenon from perspectives that emphasise the socio-cultural aspects of the construction of these voices, this paper describes a case report involving a psychological intervention divided into six phases. The aim is to challenge the dominant narratives that stigmatise the experience
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Nonverbal immediacy cues and impression formation in video therapy Counselling Psychology Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Emily Pfender, Scott Caplan
ABSTRACT The increased use of video-mediated communication (VMC) due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread acceptance of mediated healthcare appointments. Mental health care is one area in which researchers might examine the effects of VMC. Therefore, the current study employed an experiment to test the relative influence of video therapists’ eye contact and gesture on a patient. Each participant