Interpersonalfeedback is an important component of most group therapy approaches. This review identifies feedback as a multidimensional rather than a unidimensional construct. The feedback literature is reviewed in terms of acceptance offeedback, effects of receiving feedback, willingness to deliver feedback, and therapeutic effects of delivering feedback. Implications for practice and research are reviewed.
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