ERIC Number: EJ1009428
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Mar
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1049-7315
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Supervisor Attachment, Supervisory Working Alliance, and Affect in Social Work Field Instruction
Bennett, Susanne; Mohr, Jonathan; Deal, Kathleen Holtz; Hwang, Jeongha
Research on Social Work Practice, v23 n2 p199-209 Mar 2013
Objective: This study focused on interrelationships among supervisor attachment, supervisory working alliance, and supervision-related affect, plus the moderating effect of a field instructor training. Method: The researchers employed a pretest-posttest follow-up design of 100 randomly assigned field instructors and 64 students in two universities, using linear growth models to estimate relations among variables concurrently and over time. Result: Positive associations existed between attachment anxiety and negative affect among field instructors and between positive affect and supervisory alliance for all participants. Results suggested the training might have allowed field instructors to separate initial impressions of the alliance from change in positive affect over the year. Conclusion: This study underscores the need for research on field instructor training models and attachment styles in supervision. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Supervisors, Attachment Behavior, Work Environment, Training, Program Effectiveness, Pretests Posttests, College Students, Anxiety, Negative Attitudes, Social Work, Supervision, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Field Experience Programs, Questionnaires
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Working Alliance Inventory
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