Investigated impact of client and therapist gender on psychotherapy process and outcome. Clients, regardless of gender, agreed that women therapists formed more effective therapeutic alliances but both male and female clients of male therapists reported significant improvement as a result of therapy. (Author)

Explored the relationship between therapist-client compatibility, sex of therapist, and psychotherapeutic outcome. Results suggested the sex of therapist did not have a significant differential effect. There was no consistent effect between dyadic compatibility and sex of therapist. Differences in therapeutic outcome across levels of compatibility…

Examined effects of leader gender on group therapy clients' perceptions of coleader influence and effectiveness, testing hypothesis that there would be significant differences, with members perceiving male coleaders as more influential and effective than female co-leaders. Data from 18 male and 21 female clients revealed no significant differences…

While some new journals for psychotherapists are beginning to address practical decisions important for attracting clients and succeeding in the business of psychotherapy, the literature which might provide empirical evidence upon which to base such decisions still lags. A study was undertaken to provide practitioners with further information and…

The contribution of client and counselor verbal activity, client and counselor sex, and counselor experience to satisfaction and symptom relief was examined. Clients seeing experienced counselors reported better outcomes. Neither sex nor activity of the therapeutic participants contributed to therapeutic success. (Author)

Clients have preferences regarding desired counselor characteristics and these preferences may influence counseling outcome. One factor that may influence reaction to a counselor is the counselor's gender. A combination of direct and indirect methods for eliciting preferences was used to examine preference for sex of counselor and to determine if…

Many research efforts have focused on the effect of client and counselor sex on the process and outcome of counseling. It was hypothesized that same-sex counselor-client dyads would develop a more open, empathic relationship than would opposite-sex dyads, and that this would be reflected in the number of sessions the counseling dyad spent…

Investigated the impact of therapist attire and seating arrangement on observers' perceptions of a therapist's attractiveness, expertise, and trustworthiness. Undergraduates (N=233) listened to an audiotaped interview while viewing a slide presentation. The casual attire/no desk setting elicited the highest attraction ratings, mediated by the…

Investigated how 240 students' expectations for counseling differed as a function of counselor gender specification and subject sex. Results indicated specification of the counselor's gender had no significant effect on students' expectations but sex of students did. Females expected stronger facilitative conditions and a more positive counseling…

Evaluated the extent to which demographic variables were effective in predicting job satisfaction of rehabilitation counseling graduates (N=72). Job satisfaction was conceptualized as multidimensional and was measured by a discrepancy score. Sex was the only significant predictor of job satisfaction, with females more satisfied than males. The…

Investigated subject expectations for counseling as a function of counselor gender, problem type, and subject gender. Subjects (N=200) responded to the Short Form Expectations about Counseling. Women scored hgher on motivation and openness. Men scored higher on directiveness and self-disclosure. Results conform to sex role stereotypes regarding…

Psychologists (N=236) rated the desirability of various levels of eight therapist characteristics, including sex, for the optimal therapist for the presented case. Optimal ratings indicated that subjects thought it desirable for the therapist and the client to be of the same sex. (Author)

Examined the relationship of client and counselor sex, experience level, and type of referral to the return rate of clients after intake interviews. Significant differences were found in return rates relating to counselor/client agreement on the nature of the problem and to the decision to keep or refer clients. (Author)

Examined sex role expectancies for counselors as a function of sex of student, preference for counselor's sex, and sex of counselor. Results indicated that males expected counselors to be less masculine than did females. Male counselors were expected to be masculine. Female counselors were expected to be psychologically androgynous. (Author/BEF)

Professional status was positively related to diagnostic severity among male assessors. Female therapists were less likely than their male counterparts to render psychotic diagnoses. (Author)