Table 2.
Relationship between therapeutic alliance and psychological distress: regression analyses. Italicized values indicate significance.
Variables | Regression analyses of psychological distress | Predictor | ||||
|
F value (df) | P value | Adjusted R2 | Beta | t test | P value |
Psychological distress baseline | 42.72 (2,115) | <.001 | 0.416 | .58 | 8.69 (113) | <.001 |
Condition | 42.72 (2,115) | <.001 | 0.416 | −2.3 | −2.36 (113) | .01 |
Therapeutic alliance week 2a | 32.08 (3,114) | <.001 | 0.443 | −.12 | −2.57 (113) | .01 |
Therapeutic alliance week 2×conditiona | 26.17 (4,113) | <.001 | 0.463 | .22 | 2.245 (113) | .03 |
aCorrected for baseline psychological distress and the condition, and the predictor×intervention interaction and psychological distress at posttreatment with separate hierarchical linear regressions (n=163).