Association of working alliance with attachment styles in clinical supervisory relationship
Shakir Iqbal, Muhammad Tahir Khalily, Irshad Ahmad.
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to explore the role of attachment anxiety and avoidance of supervisory dyad and their perception about attachment styles of others on supervisory working alliance.
Methodology: Data was collected from a total of 175 participants belonging to different universities of Pakistan which includes 134 supervisees and 41 supervisors of clinical psychology program. Experiences in Close Relationships: Relationship Structures Questionnaire (ECR-RS) and Supervisory Working Alliance Inventory (SWAI) were used to measure attachment and working alliance respectively.
Results: There was a significant association of working alliance with attachment anxiety and avoidance (p
Key words: Working alliance, clinical supervision, attachment, professionalism, supervisory working alliance, attachment styles.
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