ODLIKE KLIJENTA KAO PREDIKTORI FENOMENA RANE PSIHIČKE PROMENE TOKOM PSIHOLOŠKOG TRETMANA
CLIENT’S CHARACTERISTICS AS PREDICTORS OF EARLY PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGE DURING TREATMENT
Author(s): Nikolija Rakočević, Dragan Žuljević, Vesna Gavrilov JerkovićSubject(s): Psychology
Published by: Fakultet za pravne i poslovne studije dr Latar Vrkatić
Keywords: Trajectories of early psychological change; distress; psychological treatment; client’s initial characteristics; latent class analysis
Summary/Abstract: The phenomenon of client’s early psychological change during psychological treatment has generated growing interest among researchers. The aim of this study is to identify and examine different early change trajectories of distress and to examine the possibility of predicting how the clients would change depending on their initial characteristics. The sample of 161 participants filled out a distress assessment instrument on three occasions ‒ prior to treatment and after sessions 3 and 6. The latent class analysis and multinomial logistic regression yielded the results indicating three latent classes ‒ the no change trajectory, the early change trajectory and the gradual change trajectory. Additionally, the latent class membership could be predicted by participants’ initial distress and educational status.
Journal: Civitas
- Issue Year: 12/2022
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 136-151
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English, Serbian
