Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Barlow, Sandra M.
Author's Email Address	sanbar107@msn.com
URN	etd-11142003-034347
Title	The Relationship of Adolescent Attachment to Parents and Peers with Therapeutic Alliance
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Family and Child Sciences, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Thomas A. Cornille Committee Chair Ann K. Mullis Committee Member Mary W. Hicks Committee Member Nicholas F. Mazza Committee Member
Keywords	Therapeutic Alliance Adolescent Development Attachment
Date of Defense	2003-11-06
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of this dissertation study was to conduct exploratory research to consider the existence of an association between adolescents’ level of attachment with parents and peers and the level of perceived therapeutic alliance when the adolescent was in therapy. The sample included 89 adolescents, ages 12 – 18 years, who were participating in individual, group and family therapy at either family service agencies, private practices, or schools. The measures were self-report questionnaires. Therapeutic alliance was measured with the Individual Therapy Alliance Scale (ITAS), a subscale of the Integrative Psychotherapy Alliance Scales, and attachment was measured with the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA). Results indicated that the existence of a positive peer attachment combined with a positive mother attachment predicts 14.2% of the variance of therapeutic alliance for this sample. The significant correlation found between peer attachment and mother attachment with therapeutic alliance indicates that positive attachments are related to other relationships, specifically the relationship with one’s therapist.
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