Counseling Expectations: Differences by Gender and Presenting Problem. Research Report #13-87.

Autor/inn/en	Boyer, Susan P.; Sedlacek, William E.
Institution	Maryland Univ., College Park. Counseling Center.
Titel	Counseling Expectations: Differences by Gender and Presenting Problem. Research Report #13-87.
Quelle	(1987), (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Counseling Services; Expectation; Higher Education; Sex Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Expectancy; Erwartung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied
Abstract	Expectations about counseling has been shown to be an important determinant of the effectiveness of counseling. The relationship between counseling expectations and interest in seeking counseling was explored in 450 incoming college students as part of their freshman orientation program. Subjects completed one of three versions of the Expectations about Counseling Scale, measuring their expectations about either educational/vocational counseling, emotional/social counseling, or counseling with no content area specified. Data analysis revealed a significant main effect for subject gender. Compared to males, females scored higher in responsibility, openness, and motivation; obtained higher scores in their expectations for acceptance, attractiveness, genuineness, trustworthiness, and nurturance; and expected more immediacy and concreteness in the counseling process and a higher quality outcome. Compared to females, males expected more directiveness, empathy, expertise, and self-disclosure on behalf of counselors. No other significant main effects or interaction effects were found; no significant differences were found in students' expectations for different types of counseling. (Author/NB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC