The Effects of Counseling for Conformity or Social Change on Perceived Counselor Credibility.

Atkinson, Donald R.; Dorsey, Marilynn F.

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ERIC Number: EJ217318

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979

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The Effects of Counseling for Conformity or Social Change on Perceived Counselor Credibility.

Atkinson, Donald R.; Dorsey, Marilynn F.

Journal of Counseling Services, v3 n1 p12-17 Spr 1979

The purpose of this study was to determine if high school students would rate the counselor's credibility differently when the counselor functioned as an agent of social change rather than as an agent of social conformity. Females tended to rate the conformity role highest. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Conformity, Counselor Role, Counselors, High School Students, Pupil Personnel Workers, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Social Change, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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