Endorsement of therapeutic factors as a function of stage of group development and participant interpersonal attitudes.

Abstract

Yalom's (1985) hypotheses about the relationships between group participant interpersonal style, stage of group development, and endorsement of therapeutic factors were examined. Thirty-six growth-group participants filled out critical incident forms that were classified into 1 of 10 therapeutic factors with Bloch, Reibstein, Crouch, Holroyd, & Themen's (1979) taxonomy. As hypothesized, more affiliative participants placed greater emphasis on cognitive therapeutic factors, whereas more nonaffiliative participants placed greater emphasis on behavioral factors