Personality traits and the working alliance in psychotherapy trainees: An organizing role for the five factor model?

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 577-596

  Chapman, Benjamin P ^a   Talbot, Nancy ^a   Tatman, Anthony W ^b   Britton, Peter C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Correctional Services ^*  (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 67749135936     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2009.28.5.577     Document Type: Article

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