Within and Between Associations of Nonverbal Synchrony in Relation to Grawe's General Mechanisms of Change.

Within and Between Associations of Nonverbal Synchrony in Relation to Grawe's General Mechanisms of Change. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2020 Aug 13;: Authors: Prinz J, Boyle K, Ramseyer F, Kabus W, Bar-Kalifa E, Lutz W Abstract The examination of nonverbal synchrony has become a promising line of psychotherapy research. Although several studies have found between-dyad associations between nonverbal synchrony and multidimensional outcomes, the findings remain heterogeneous and within-dyad effects remain to be investigated. The present study examines within and between effects of nonverbal synchrony on mastery, resource activation, problem actuation, and motivational clarification (Grawe's general mechanisms of change). Four-hundred and twenty-three videotaped sessions of 175 patients were analyzed using Motion Energy Analysis (MEA), providing values to quantify nonverbal synchrony in the patient-therapist dyad. Grawe's general mechanisms of change in psychotherapy were rated using the Inventory of Therapeutic Interventions and Skills (ITIS). On average, patient-therapist nonverbal synchrony was greater than chance. Hierarchical linear modeling revealed that nonverbal synchrony was significantly associated with higher mastery and less resource activation on the within-dyad level. Nonverbal synchrony was not associated with problem actuation or motivational clarification and in general, no associations were found on the between-dyad level....
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Clin Psychol Psychother Source Type: research