A time-lagged, actor-partner interdependence analysis of alliance to the group as a whole and group member outcome in overweight and obesity treatment groups

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 306-313

  Gullo, Salvatore ^a   Coco, Gianluca Lo ^a   Pazzagli, Chiara ^b   Piana, Natalia ^b   Feo, Pierpaolo De ^b   Mazzeschi, Claudia ^b   Kivlighan, Dennis M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Actor Partner interdependence model; Alliance to the group; Group therapy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP PROCESS; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898786531     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036084     Document Type: Article

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