Counselor Ethnicity, Counselor Nonverbal Behavior, and Session Outcome with Asian American Clients: Initial Findings.

Kim, Bryan S. K.; Liang, Christopher T. H.; Li, Lisa C.

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ERIC Number: EJ667577

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Counselor Ethnicity, Counselor Nonverbal Behavior, and Session Outcome with Asian American Clients: Initial Findings.

Kim, Bryan S. K.; Liang, Christopher T. H.; Li, Lisa C.

Journal of Counseling & Development, v81 n2 p202-07 Spr 2003

Examination of counselor nonverbal behaviors revealed that European American counselors displayed significantly greater frequency of adaptors, postural shifts, and smiles than did Asian American counselors. The frequency of smiles was significantly positively correlated with client-rated session positivity and session arousal, and the frequency of postural shifts was significantly positively correlated with client-rated session arousal. (Contains 17 references.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Asian Americans, Client Attitudes (Human Services), Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Client Relationship, Ethnicity, Nonverbal Communication

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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