title: Social representation of therapeutic relationship among cognitive-behavioral psychotherapists.
abstract: The present study investigates the content and structure of the social representation (SR) that cognitive-behavioral (CBT) psychotherapists have of the therapeutic relationship (TR), through a discovery-oriented, mixed-methods approach. For this purpose, our reference point was social representation theory, in particular, the theory of the central nucleus (Abric, 2003; Moscovici, 1961). Data came from a sample of 63 CBT therapists. The results enabled us to identify a series of contents marking CBTs SR of the TR that overlap with the current pan-theoretical conceptualization of this construct. The results also allowed us to identify the complex, clear, and stratified organization of these contents, which are characteristics of a majority and of a minority of the sample studied. These results are discussed with regard of their theoretical, methodological, and practical implications. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Department of History, Social Sciences and Human Studies, University of Salento.
authors.forename: Omar Carlo Gioacchino
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2480-046X
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Gelo
authors.affiliation: Centro Moses S.r.l., Clinical and Training Center.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ziglio
authors.affiliation: Centro Sofia, Health Medical Clinics and Medical Centers.
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Armenio
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fattori
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pozzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires