TABLE 3.
Details of analyses used and statistics produced in included studies which examined suicidal experiences pre‐therapy as a predictor of the therapeutic alliance
| Suicidal experiences pre‐therapy as a predictor of the therapeutic alliance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study number and reference | Suicidal ideation pre‐therapy as a predictor of the therapeutic alliance | Suicide attempts pre‐therapy as a predictor of the therapeutic alliance | Change in suicidal ideation and behaviour combined as a predictor of change in the therapeutic alliance | Suicide attempts as a predictor of change in the therapeutic alliance over time |
| 1. Shearin and Linehan (1992) | N/A | N/A |
Time series Client χ2(8) = 29.46, p < .001 Therapist χ2(8) = 25.68, p < .001 |
N/A |
| 3. Goldman and Gregory (2009) | N/A |
Spearman's correlation Client r = −.04, p = .925 |
N/A | N/A |
| 7. Tsai et al. (2014) |
Independent samples t‐test Client Session 1: t = −.422, df = 59, p = .674 Session 5: t = −1.23, df = 50, p = .225 |
Independent samples t‐test Client Session 1: t = .439, df = 58, p = .662 Session 5: t = .388, df = 49, p = .700 |
N/A | N/A |
| 10. Gysin‐Maillart et al. (2017) | N/A |
Bivariate correlations Client Session 1: r = −.34, p = .008 Session 3: r = −.13, p = .340 |
N/A | N/A |
| 11. Plöderl et al. (2017) | N/A |
Wilcoxon test Client Previous suicide attempt: M = 46.70 No previous suicide attempt: M = 48.59 W = 54,697, N = 633, p = .02 |
N/A | N/A |
| 13. Ibrahim et al. (2018) |
Multiple hierarchical linear regression Client β = −.04, p = .07, SE = .03, df = 100, t = −1.38 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 14. Haddock et al. (2019) |
Pearson's correlation Client ideation: r = −.222, n = 17, p = .195 Potential: r = −.226, n = 17, p = .192 Therapist ideation: r = .162, n = 22, p = .235 Potential: r = .360, n = 22, p = .050 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 15. Johnson et al. (2019) |
Path analysis Client IRR = .73 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 17. Stratton et al. (2020) | N/A |
Bivariate correlation r = −.10 |
N/A |
Logistic regression r = −.17 |
| 18. Huggett et al. (2021) |
Pearson's correlation Client r(57) = −.115, p = .386, 99% CI [−.43, 0.23] Therapist r(58) = −.034, p = .794, 99% CI [−.36, 0.30] a |
Independent samples t‐test Client t(56) = −2.46, p = .023, 99% CI [−10.69, 0.36] Therapist t(57) = −1.34, p = .186, 99% CI [−5.51, 2.21] a |
N/A | N/A |
The authors amended the alpha level to .01 to minimize the probability of a Type 1 error occurring and to correct for multiple testing.