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A Task Analysis of Therapeutic Engagement in a Professionally Facilitated Online Intervention for Young Couples Affected By Breast Cancer

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dc.contributor.advisorFergus, Karen D.
dc.creatorRoumenova Ianakieva, Iana
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-16T19:20:24Z
dc.date.available2015-12-16T19:20:24Z
dc.date.copyright2015-06-29
dc.date.issued2015-12-16
dc.date.updated2015-12-16T19:20:24Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology (Functional Area: Clinical Psychology)
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractEngagement in online intervention, defined as the extent to which participants are involved in and attentive to the contents of the intervention, has been shown to predict treatment outcome. Because professional facilitation has been shown to increase intervention participation and effectiveness, the therapeutic alliance that develops between facilitators and participants might be one factor that influences engagement. Thus, in this study a modified task analysis was conducted in order to examine how facilitators develop a therapeutic alliance with participants to increase engagement in an online intervention for couples affected by breast cancer, called Couplelinks. Our findings suggest that engagement promotion involves three meta-processes, designated as ‘friendly and positive yet firm approach,’ ‘inclusive empathic attitude,’ and ‘humanizing the technology,’ as well as various behavioural facilitator interventions. In the process of measuring engagement, we also found that couples could be separated into ‘engagement-types.’ Implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research are discussed.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/30677
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectClinical psychology
dc.subject.keywordsbreast cancer
dc.subject.keywordsonline couple intervention
dc.subject.keywordsonline intervention engagement
dc.subject.keywordstask analysis
dc.subject.keywordsfacilitated intervention
dc.subject.keywordsdyadic coping
dc.subject.keywordstherapeutic alliance
dc.titleA Task Analysis of Therapeutic Engagement in a Professionally Facilitated Online Intervention for Young Couples Affected By Breast Cancer
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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