Sexual Orientation Microaggression Rating Scale (SOMRS): Development and association with alliance ruptures.

ABSTRACT: Sexual minority clients report experiencing frequent microaggressions during therapy, however, therapists may not recognize those microaggressions or may be reluctant to self-report them. The main aim of the present study was thus to develop an observational measure of in-session therapist-committed microaggressions related to the sexual orientation of sexual minority individuals (e.g., those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer). The present study further examined the association between therapist-committed sexual orientation microaggressions and ruptures in the therapeutic alliance. We hypothesized that clinically significant microaggressions would be positively associated with withdrawal ruptures in the alliance. The sample consisted of 44 gay and bisexual men who participat

SUBMITTER: Sergi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11315359 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature