| The supervisory working alliance is an important outcome for supervision success (Ladany, Ellis, & Friedlander, 1999), and it has been proposed that the alliance is influenced by interpersonal, affective, and cultural supervisee characteristics (Bennett, Mohr, Deal, & Hwang, 2013; Bhat & Davis, 2007; Dickson, Moberly, Marshall, & Reilly, 2011). To that effect, the aim of the present study was to examine a proposed model of relationships between trainee ratings of the supervisory working alliance, trainee willingness to disclose in supervision, supervisee shame-proneness, and interdependent self-construal using structural equation modeling. A sample of 201 counselors-in- training participated in the study, and results suggested that the target model exhibited good fit to the data. An alternate model of relationships was also examined and similarly evidenced good fit to the data but did not significantly improve model fit. The following hypothesized relationships were supported: 1) higher interdependent self-construal predicted greater shame-proneness for trainees and 2) greater willingness to disclose in supervision predicted higher ratings of the supervisory working alliance. However, shame-proneness was not a significant predictor of trainee disclosure or of the supervisory working alliance, and trainee willingness to disclose was not found to mediate the relationship between shame-proneness and the supervisory working alliance. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed. |
