Abstract:

The structures and psychometric properties of WAI-S and WAI-SR, two widely used measures of alliance in therapy, were examined in university counseling center clients. The Goal and Task alliance dimensions were hardly differentiated, rs = 0.71 and 0.74 in WAI-S and WAI-SR respectively. The one-, two-, and three-factor structure models of WAI-S and WAI-SR were not supported with confirmatory factor analysis. WAI-SR was not significantly correlated with outcome. The hypothesized structures of WAI-S and WAI-SR were not confirmed, indicating the need for further refinements of the measurements and a reassessment of Bordin’s (1979) working alliance theory.

Key words: working alliance, structure, WAI

摘要：

以大学心理咨询中心的当事人为样本，对国外两种广泛使用的工作同盟测量工具WAI-S和WAI-SR的结构和测量学指标进行检验。结果发现，WAI-S和WAI-SR的任务一致与目标一致两个维度的相关较高，分别为0.71和0.74；WAI-S和WAI-SR的一因素、二因素和三因素结构均没有得到充分支持；WAI-SR与咨询效果的相关不显著。WAI-S和WAI-SR的结构不能很好反映其所依据的理论假设，提示在对测量工具进行改进的同时，还需要对工作同盟的理论结构进行思考。

关键词: 工作同盟, 结构, WAI