文化协商在工作联盟形成中的作用：不同模式关联（恰序格局）下中国咨询师的经验质性研究

Working alliance is associated with counseling outcomes, yet its formation may be shaped by culturally embedded relational norms. This qualitative study explores Chinese counselors’ accounts of working alliance formation through the lens of the differential mode of association (Chaxu Geju), a distinctive relational pattern in Chinese culture. We recruited 11 Chinese counselors through purposive and maximum variation sampling under a qualitative research design. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using interpretive thematic analysis. Within this theoretically in