Table 3 Overview of the implemented scales in Study1,2

CATS^a

patients’ feelings and expectations toward their therapist from an attachment point of view.

Secure, avoidant-fearful, preoccupied-Merger.

SCL-90-R

Psychological distress

Somatization, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism.

BFCE

Expectations of the patients towards the therapist

Fear of Rejection, readiness for self-Disclosure, and conscious need for care.

HAQ

Quality of the therapeutic relationship

Relationship satisfaction, outcome satisfaction.