The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of client gender and counselor gender on the counselor's perception of the psychological attributes of the client. The hypotheses were stated in the null form.Fifty-six subjects volunteered to participate in the study. Subjects were first stratified into groups of equal size according to gender. Utilizing a table of random numbers, one-half of the female subjects was assigned to the female client treatment group, and the other half of the female subjects was assigned to the male client treatment group. The same procedure was utilized in assigning the male subjects to the two treatment groups. These procedures resulted in four groups, each containing fourteen persons. The subjects were all students in master's level classes in counseling, enrolled in Ball Stated University's European Program.The clients in the study were portrayed by two individuals, one male and one female, who presented the same text dealing with personal and professional issues. This role-play, recorded in color on video-film, was presented to the subjects as a client discussing personal issues. Each subject viewed either the male or the female client on video-film.The counselor's perception of the client's psychological attributes was measured by comparing the number of favorable versus the number of unfavorable adjectives of the Adjective Check List (ACL), which, for purposes of this study, was utilized as an observer report. All subjects were tested during the Summer Quarter of 1982, utilizing a Posttest-Only Control Group Design.Hypothesis I was tested by means of a Two-way Analysis of Variance. The results of the first hypothesis were not significant at the .05 level, and the null hypothesis was not rejected. Hypothesis II was also tested through a Two-way Analysis of Variance, and the results were significant at the .05 level. Therefore, the null hypothesis for the second hypothesis was rejected. Hypothesis III was tested through a One-way Analysis of Variance, and the results were also significant at the .05 level. Consequently, the null hypothesis was rejected.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/176630 |
| Date | 03 June 2011 |
| Creators | Harris, Mary L. |
| Contributors | Souzzi, Carlotta L. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 2, vii, 144 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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