Psihometrične lastnosti Lestvice zadovoljenosti relacijskih potreb v psihoterapiji : magistrsko delo

Verbič, Nika (author), Žvelc, Gregor (mentor), Sočan, Gregor (comentor)

Relacijske potrebe so prisotne v vsakem odnosu, odzivnost nanje pa je pomembna v vseh življenjskih obdobjih. Njihova zadovoljenost se povezuje z različnimi pozitivnimi psihološkimi konstrukti in kazalniki psihološkega blagostanja. Čeprav je bil koncept relacijskih potreb razvit v okviru psihoterapije, še ni bilo izvedenih raziskav, ki bi preučevale zadovoljenost relacijskih potreb v psihoterapevtskem kontekstu. Namen magistrske naloge je bil preveriti psihometrične lastnosti novega merskega pripomočka – Lestvice zadovoljenosti relacijskih potreb v psihoterapiji (LZRP-P). Preverila sem tudi povezanost zadovoljenosti relacijskih potreb klientov s tremi konstrukti, prisotnimi v psihoterapevtskem kontekstu – terapevtsko delovno alianso, relacijsko globino in psihološkim distresom. Spletni vprašalnik je izpolnilo 333 klientov (86,79 % žensk), starih med 18 in 63 let, ki so bili v času raziskave vključeni v psihoterapevtsko obravnavo. Poleg LZRP-P sem vključila tudi Vprašalnik za merjenje izida terapije (CORE-OM), Lestvico terapevtske delovne alianse (WAI-SR) in Lestvico pogostosti doživljanja relacijske globine (RDSF-C). Izvedena sta bila prevoda lestvic WAI-SR in RDFS-C, pri čemer je bila preverjena tudi njuna psihometrična ustreznost na vzorcu. Konfirmatorno faktorsko analizo LZRP-P sem izvedla za štiri modele: enofaktorski, petfaktorski, hierarhični in bifaktorski model. Rezultati so pokazali, da se je bifaktorski model glede na mere prileganja najbolje prilegal podatkom. Zanesljivost skupnega dosežka je bila odlična, podlestvic pa dobra. Nadalje se je izkazalo, da se zadovoljenost relacijskih potreb klientov povezuje z višjo oceno terapevtske delovne alianse, pogostejšim doživljanjem relacijske globine in nižjim psihološkim distresom, kar se je kazalo v manj simptomih in tveganem vedenju ter v boljšem vsakodnevnem funkcioniranju in subjektivnem blagostanju klientov. Raziskava predstavlja prvo uporabo lestvice v psihoterapevtskem kontekstu, pri čemer so rezultati pokazali ustrezne psihometrične lastnosti lestvice LZRP-P za raziskovanje zadovoljenosti relacijskih potreb klientov v psihoterapiji. Lestvica ima lahko pomembno uporabno vrednost v psihoterapevtski praksi. Lahko bo služila kot pripomoček za spremljanje psihoterapevtskega procesa, prepoznavanje (ne)zadovoljenih relacijskih potreb in prilagajanje intervenc klientovim potrebam.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: relacijske potrebe, psihoterapija, psihometrija, psihoterapevtski procesi, distres
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [N. Verbič]
• Year: 2026
• Number of pages: 80 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-187732
• UDC: 159.97.072:615.851(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 292114691
• Publication date in RUL: 13.09.2026

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Psychometric properties of the Relational needs satisfaction scale in psychotherapy

Abstract

Relational needs are present in every relationship, and responsiveness to these needs is important across all stages of life. Their satisfaction is associated with various positive psychological constructs and indicators of psychological well-being. Although the concept of relational needs was developed within the field of psychotherapy, no research has so far examined relational needs satisfaction in a psychotherapeutic context. The aim of this master’s thesis was to examine the psychometric properties of a new measurement instrument – the Relational Needs Satisfaction Scale in Psychotherapy (RNSS-P). The association between clients’ relational needs satisfaction and three constructs relevant in the psychotherapeutic context was also examined: therapeutic working alliance, relational depth, and psychological distress. An online questionnaire was completed by 333 clients (86.79% women), aged between 18 and 63 years, who were receiving psychotherapy at the time of the study. In addition to the RNSS-P, the questionnaire included the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation – Outcome Measure (CORE-OM), the Working Alliance Inventory – Short Revised (WAI-SR), and the Relational Depth Frequency Scale – Client (RDFS-C). The WAI-SR and RDFS-C were translated, and their psychometric properties were also examined in the sample. Confirmatory factor analysis of the RNSS-P was conducted for four models: a one-factor model, a five-factor model, a hierarchical model, and a bifactor model. The results showed that the bifactor model provided the best fit to the data according to the fit indices. The reliability of the total score was excellent, while the reliability of the subscales was good. Furthermore, relational needs satisfaction was found to be associated with higher ratings of the therapeutic working alliance, more frequent experiences of relational depth, and lower psychological distress, reflected in fewer symptoms and less risky behaviour, as well as better everyday functioning and subjective well-being among clients. This study represents the first application of the scale in a psychotherapeutic context, with the results demonstrating adequate psychometric properties of the RNSS-P for assessing clients’ relational needs satisfaction in psychotherapy. The scale may have important practical value in psychotherapeutic practice. It may serve as a tool for monitoring the psychotherapeutic process, identifying satisfied and unmet relational needs, and adapting interventions to clients’ needs.

• Keywords: relational needs, psychotherapy, psychometrics, psychotherapeutic processes, distress