The purpose of this study was to learn the effects of gender similarity and gender differences, as perceived by supervisees, on the supervisory process. Because there was no instrument available for gathering data in this area, the Supervision Inventory for Family Therapy (SIFFT) was developed. This organic instrument was constructed from ideas in the literature, conversations with therapists, and papers on supervision from students. It was distributed to a sample of 200 therapists who were in the role of supervisees. Statistical analyses were performed on data from the 102 returned instruments. A factor analysis determined three scales which became the dependent variables. Analysis of variance determined significant statistical findings on one scale. However, the reliability was very high,.96 and.93 on two scales, and.70 on the third scale. Therefore, the findings on all scales were also considered with the belief that a larger sample would increase the probability of more powerful statistical findings. The significant finding was different than expected in that male supervisors were seen to have less control of the supervisory process than did female supervisors. There are unanalyzed data which will provide more information on interaction between supervisors and supervisees. Future research on gender and supervision might include behavioral observation and adaptation to non-mental health supervisory relationships.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UMASS/oai:scholarworks.umass.edu:dissertations-8068 |
| Date | 01 January 1991 |
| Creators | Alderfer, Charleen Judith |
| Publisher | ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst |
| Source Sets | University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest |
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