This study examined Karl Tomm's (1988) theory of interventive questioning styles. The four types of questioning Tomm (1988) presents are: "lineal" (cause-and-effect based assessment questions); "circular" (holistic based assessment questions); "reflexive" (holistic based change questions); and "strategic" (cause-and-effect based change questions). Tomm (1988) suggests that circular and reflexive questions tend to elicit feelings of freedom/acceptance whereas lineal and strategic questions usually trigger feelings of judgement/constraint. Since it is the nature of the therapist's intentions and assumptions that determines the type of questioning style, an analog design was employed to control these two variables. Each of the four styles was portrayed in 5 minute videotaped scenarios. With a sample of 40 families (father, mother, and teenage son), 10 families were randomly assigned to view one of the four questioning style scenarios. After viewing a tape each family member filled out four dependent measures: the Family Therapy Alliance Scale (FTAS), the Counselor Rating Form (CRF), the Questionnaire of Therapeutic Environments (QTE), and a validity check instrument. / Results of both the MANOVA (p / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-10, Section: B, page: 5442. / Major Professor: Mary Hicks. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76785 |
| Contributors | Dozier, Richard Moore, Jr., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 225 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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