Designing a conceptual model to explain the therapeutic relationships between adolescents and Iranian therapists: Grounded theory

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1 MSc, Clinical psychology, psychology and Educational Science Faculty, University of Khatam, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran

3 PhD Student, Department of Counseling, psychology and Educational Science Faculty, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

Objective: This research was conducted with the aim of identifying the experiences of Iranian adolescents and therapists from the therapeutic relationship and analyzing the strategies, causal, intervening, contextual conditions and consequences of the therapeutic relationship.
Methods: The current research method is practical and qualitative type of grounded theory. The population of this research included adolescents aged 15-18 years who had a history of referral to psychotherapy and therapists in Tehran in 2021-2022. Sampling continued in a purposeful manner until the limit of theoretical saturation and finally 18 teenagers and 7 therapists were selected. The participants were subjected to semi-structured interviews. In order to analyze the data, Corbin and Strauss (2014) theme analysis method was used.
Results: Data analysis has led to the production of 6 main themes including the challenges of the therapeutic relationship between the therapist and the adolescent, causal factors, background factors, intervening factors, strategies and consequences. Also, 17 core themes including unpleasant experiences transmitted in the therapeutic relationship, therapeutic relationship under the shadow of personal fears and concerns, internal factors, external factors, personality qualifications, appearance indicators, moral and scientific qualifications, factors Macro, family factors, cultural factors, social factors, driving and motivational strategies, passive strategies, educational, emotional, cognitive, behavioral and 89 concepts were the primary concepts.
Conclusion: Overall, the results of this research showed that the degree of the therapeutic relationship being desirable or not depends on the way therapists use strategies and personality qualifications, appearance indicators and moral and scientific qualifications.

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