Breaking Down the Screen
Italian Psychologists’ and Psychotherapists’ Experiences of the Therapeutic Relationship in Online Interventions during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15466882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Silvia C M Tomaino (0000-0001-8760-6459, University of Padua, corresponding author), Gian Mauro Manzoni (0000-0003-3384-0359, Università degli Studi eCampus), Giada Brotto (University of Padua), Sabrina Cipolletta (0000-0001-9886-5683, University of Padua) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1037-1037 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20021037 |
| PMID | 36673792 |
| OpenAlex | W4313641178 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 41 |
(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic posed new challenges to clinical practice and delineated future directions for online interventions in psychological care. The present study aimed to explore Italian psychologists' and psychotherapists' experiences of online interventions during the pandemic, focusing on the strategies they used to develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with their patients. (2) Methods: Between February and July 2021, 368 Italian psychologists and/or psychotherapists completed an online survey. A mixed-methods analysis was conducted, using Jamovi to analyze quantitative data and ATLAS.ti 9 to analyze qualitative data. (3) Results: Of the participants, 62% had never delivered online interventions before the pandemic; though 95.4% were delivering online interventions at the time of the survey, many reported facing technical disruptions (77.1%) and having little confidence in the online setting (45.3%). Feeling present in online sessions-facilitated by emotional attunement, active listening, and conversational spontaneity-was reported as "very important" by 93.6%. (4) Conclusions: Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic allowed a great leap forward in the use of online interventions by Italian psychologists and psychotherapists. This period of upheaval generated not only a positive change in their attitudes toward and intention to use online interventions but also revealed associated technical and relational issues that must be properly addressed
Active listening · Alternative medicine · Attunement · Computer-assisted web interviewing · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Feeling · Health care · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Telehealth · Telemedicine · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
The Covid-19 pandemic
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Clinicians’ Attitudes Toward Therapeutic Alliance in E-Therapy
Stretching the Analytic Frame
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |