The present study examined African-American male college student's cultural/racial identity and commitment relating to their perceptions of a therapist's credibility and utility. / The research design consisted of three independent variables: (1) Level of cultural/racial identity; (2) Therapist Race (Black and White); and (3) Treatment Approach. / The dependent measure was the Counselor Effective Rating Scale, a 10 item, likert type instrument measuring perceived therapist's credibility and utility. After view a videotape of a "mock" therapy session, it was predicted that participants displaying a high level of cultural/racial identity and commitment would rate the Black and White non-traditional (culture-specific) therapists as more credible than the Black and White traditional (cognitive behavioral) therapists--a partially supported prediction. A non-supported prediction was that participants would be more willing to see a non-traditional versus a traditional therapist. / Regarding credibility, the Black non-traditional therapist was rated the most credible--rather than the White, as predicted. The White traditional therapist was rated as the second most credible, Black traditional therapist third, and the White non-traditional the least. / Regarding utility, the participants reported willingness to see the White traditional therapist, rather than Black, and the White non-traditional White therapist, rather than Black therapist--findings which were not in the predicted directions. Plausible explanations are: group differences in cultural/racial identity, background factors; and expectancy effects. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-12, Section: B, page: 6560. / Major Professor: Charles H. Madsen, Jr. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76825 |
| Contributors | Langley, Merlin Ray., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 210 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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