Therapists' ability to accurately assess their clients' emotions is a critical clinical skill across various therapeutic approaches. However, little is understood about the contexts that facilitate or interfere with the effects of this accuracy on therapeutic outcomes. This study investigated the relationship between therapists' empathic accuracy (EA) concerning their clients' emotions and session outcomes, and whether this relationship is moderated by the therapists' use of different intervention types. A sample of 81 clients treated by 50 therapists in a university setting was used for the study. Following each session, clients rated the emotions they experienced during the session, as well as the quality of the session, while therapists rated their perception of their clients' emotions. Findings revealed that therapists' EA for negative emotions (but not positive ones) positively correlated with higher client evaluations of the session. Furthermore, the frequency of exploratory interventions (but not directive ones) moderated this relationship. The results highlight that merely being empathically accurate in assessing clients' negative emotions may not be sufficient; therapists who employ an exploratory approach while being empathically accurate can better facilitate emotional processing, potentially leading to improved outcomes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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共情准确度足够吗？治疗师的干预在共情准确性和治疗结果之间的关联中的作用。


治疗师准确评估客户情绪的能力是各种治疗方法中的一项关键临床技能。然而，人们对促进或干扰这种准确性对治疗结果的影响的背景知之甚少。本研究调查了治疗师对客户情绪的共情准确性（EA）与治疗结果之间的关系，以及这种关系是否受到治疗师使用不同干预类型的调节。这项研究使用了在大学环境中由 50 名治疗师治疗的 81 名客户的样本。每次疗程结束后，客户都会对他们在疗程中经历的情绪以及疗程的质量进行评分，而治疗师也会对他们对客户情绪的感知进行评分。研究结果显示，治疗师对负面情绪（但不是正面情绪）的 EA 与客户对治疗的较高评价呈正相关。此外，探索性干预（但不是指导性干预）的频率调节了这种关系。结果表明，仅仅以同理心准确地评估客户的负面情绪可能还不够。采用探索性方法同时准确共情的治疗师可以更好地促进情绪处理，从而有可能改善结果。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。