TY - JOUR
T1 - Allegiance effects in psychotherapy research
T2 - A constructivist approach
AU - Botella, Luis
AU - Beriain, Diana
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - This paper examines the concept of allegiance effects in psychotherapy research from a constructivist approach. After considering their role in outcome and process research, a constructivist explanation of them is proposed. It is also suggested that traditional ways to control them, while necessary and sound, may not be enough. Alternatively, a call for methodological pluralism in psychotherapy research is made, especially regarding the inclusion of qualitative, hermeneutic, phenomenological and discovery oriented case studies that privilege the voice of clients and not only the researchers favoured constructs.
AB - This paper examines the concept of allegiance effects in psychotherapy research from a constructivist approach. After considering their role in outcome and process research, a constructivist explanation of them is proposed. It is also suggested that traditional ways to control them, while necessary and sound, may not be enough. Alternatively, a call for methodological pluralism in psychotherapy research is made, especially regarding the inclusion of qualitative, hermeneutic, phenomenological and discovery oriented case studies that privilege the voice of clients and not only the researchers favoured constructs.
KW - Alliance effects
KW - Constructivism
KW - Psychotherapy research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960463512&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13642531003637759
DO - 10.1080/13642531003637759
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79960463512
SN - 1364-2537
VL - 12
SP - 55
EP - 64
JO - European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling
JF - European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling
IS - 1
ER -
