Theory of mind, emotion recognition, delusions and the quality of the therapeutic relationship in patients with psychosis – a secondary analysis of a randomized-controlled therapy trial

Table 4 Hierarchical multiple regression analyses predicting the quality of the therapeutic alliance and interactional problems

Predictors	B	t	p	F / F _Change	df	p	Adjusted R² / R²_change
Regression 1: TSQ therapist alliance ¹
Step 1 **				7.741	3168	< .0001	.106
PANSS total (covariate)	.011	.144	.886
Emotion Recognition**	.339	4.643	< .0001
PSYRATS delusional frequency	−.110	−1.399	.164
Step 2 **				7.406	1167	.007	.037
PANSS total (covariate)	−.018	−.230	.818
Emotion Recognition **	.288	3.881	< .0001
PSYRATS delusional frequency	−.057	−.715	.475
Interaction**:	.205	2.721	.007
Regression 2: TSQ interactional problems ¹
Step 1 **				7.741	3168	< .0001	.106
PANSS total (covariate)**	.221	2.911	.004
Emotion Recognition **	−.252	−3.565	<.0001
PSYRATS delusional frequency*	.176	2.316	.022
Step 2 **				7.406	1167	.007	.139
PANSS total (covariate)**	.244	3.207	.002
Emotion Recognition**	−.213	−2.942	.004
PSYRATS delusional frequency	−.135	1.749	.0982
Interaction*	−.156	−2.125	.035

Notes: TSQ Therapist Session questionnaire, PANSS Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, PSYRATS Psychotic Symptom Rating Scale; ¹: 174 patients participated at least three sessions and the quality of the therapeutic relationship was rated by their therapists (n = 13); *: p < .05; **: p < .01

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