Working Alliance as a Mediator between Supervisory Styles and Supervisee Satisfaction
Abstract
To answer the research question whether there is a mediation effect of the supervisory working alliance between supervisory styles and supervisee satisfaction, we developed a mediation model and tested this hypothesized mediation effect with a sample of 111 participants that was comprised of master’s and doctoral counselor trainees and counseling practitioners recruited from several counseling professional networks. Results indicated a statistically significant indirect effect of supervisory styles on supervisee satisfaction through the supervisory working alliance. Specifically, when supervisees rated higher on a mixture of three supervisory styles, they were more likely to report a stronger working alliance with their supervisors; this alliance, in turn, contributed to their higher levels of satisfaction with supervision. These findings also speak to the importance of maintaining a flexible, balanced approach in supervision, and shed light on how both supervisors and supervisees can contribute to the supervisory working alliance so as to enhance supervisee satisfaction.
Keywords:
- Keyword: supervisory styles
- Keyword: supervisory working alliance
- Keyword: supervisee satisfaction
- Keyword: mediation analysis
How to Cite:
Li, D., Duys, D. K. & Liu, Y., (2021) “Working Alliance as a Mediator between Supervisory Styles and Supervisee Satisfaction”, Teaching and Supervision in Counseling 3(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc030305
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