Theses and Dissertations from UMD

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    Ruptures in Psychotherapy: Experiences of Therapist Trainees with Different Attachment Styles
    (2017) Kline, Kathryn Kline; Hill, Clara E; Counseling and Personnel Services; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    In this study, we explored therapist trainees’ experiences of rupture events in psychotherapy. Therapists-in-training were interviewed about the antecedents, management, and consequences of a rupture with a client. Data was analyzed using Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR; Hill et al., 1997; 2005). Therapists typically reported broad (i.e., session started in tense state vs. typical session) rather than specific antecedents to the rupture. In terms of management, therapists typically used immediacy and explored the rupture further as repair attempts. Negative consequences included therapists having anxiety about continued work with client and client not attending the next session. However, therapists also reported positive consequences, which included the therapeutic work becoming more productive. There were several meaningful differences found between attachment style subgroups. Implications for future research, doctoral training, and psychotherapy practice are offered.
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    Partner Positive Behavior and Recipient Satisfaction in Mild to Moderately Abusive Couples as Moderated by Attachment Style
    (2007-05-07) Evans, Laura; Epstein, Norman B.; Family Studies; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    This study examined the degree to which individuals' secure, insecure/preoccupied, insecure/fearful or dismissive attachment styles moderated the relation between positive partner behaviors and the recipient's experienced pleasure and overall relationship satisfaction. Males with high insecure/preoccupied attachment styles experienced high levels of affection behavior as more pleasurable than low levels; those with low insecure/preoccupied attachment experienced little pleasure difference from high or low levels. Males and females with insecure/fearful or dismissive styles showed opposite patterns, in that males with low levels of insecure/fearful or dismissive attachment experienced high levels of positive instrumental behavior as more pleasurable than those with high levels of insecure/fearful or dismissive attachment, whereas females with high levels of insecure/fearful or dismissive attachment experienced more pleasure from high levels of instrumental behaviors than those with low insecure/fearful or dismissive attachment. Further, females with high insecure/fearful or dismissive attachment experienced higher levels of nurturing behavior as more pleasurable that those with low insecure/fearful or dismissive attachment.