Attachment anxiety, reflective functioning and well-being as predictors of burn-out and psychological distress among psychotherapists: A longitudinal study.

Agostino Brugnera Cristina Zarbo Andrea Scalabrini Angelo Compare Clara MucciSilvia CarraraGiorgio Angelo Tasca Paul L Hewitt Andrea Greco Barbara PolettiRosy EspositoFrancesco CattafiClaudio ZulloGianluca Lo Coco

Published in: Clinical psychology & psychotherapy (2023)

These findings suggest that the levels of burn-out and psychological distress among psychotherapists may be alleviated with interventions targeting attachment insecurity, specific aspects of reflective functioning (i.e., certainty about mental states) and well-being.

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