Parsing the Within- and Between-Therapist Positive Regard–Outcome Association in Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Positive regard (PR)-rated from multiple perspectives across diverse psychotherapies-correlates positively with patient improvement. Yet, existing research has generally not parsed this total correlation into its within- and between-therapist components, which limits its interpretability. Thus, the present study explored (a) the association between positive regard and outcome at both the within- and between-therapist levels, (b) whether …