Clients rated self-involving counselors as more expert, attractive, and trustworthy than self-disclosing counselors. Client responses to self-involving counselor statements contained significantly more client self-referents. (Author)

Assesses the theoretical perspectives of marriage and family counselors (N=204). Results show that 43.6% of participants primarily adhere to the systems paradigm; 42.2% practice from a combination of paradigms; while the social constructionism is used by 13.7%. Predictor variables included the current of most recent supervisor's preferred…

Investigated the perception of counselor attractiveness and persuasiveness through the expression of nonverbal behavior. Two male and female counselors were trained to portray "affiliative" manner and "unaffiliative" manner. Subjects saw four different counselors and then rated them on scales measuring perceived attractiveness and persuasiveness.…

Numerous studies on the effects of common and unusual names reveal contradictory findings. Some studies conclude that an unusual first name or surname is detrimental to a person's self-concept; other studies conclude that an unusual first name, especially if it is a surname, cause no ill-effects on a person's psychological well-being. College…

Initial impressions of a counselor's credibility and attractiveness may affect the development of rapport as well as client attrition. Recent research has focused on contextual clues in the counseling setting which may influence client perceptions. The effects of counselor attire and the seating arrangement were examined in a counseling analogue…

Studied the influence of counselor and client sex on relational communication patterns in counseling within a systems theory framework using audiotaped intake interviews of 36 counselors. Both counselor sex and and client sex were significant factors in participants' perceptions of each other during the intake. (JAC)

Examined the influence of counselor sex on students' (N=188) expectations of counselor expertness and understanding. Results showed most students expressed no gender preference for vocational problems, but women showed a pattern of preferring a woman counselor for some personal problems. (JAC)

This study is concerned with the extent to which senior high school students employ the constructs of race, subculture, and sex in establishing counselor preferences. These variables seem more important to black students than to northern white or to Appalachian white students. The data supports findings reported earlier by Stranges and Riccio.…

The results of this study provide little evidence of any stereotyping of clergymen, positively or negatively, by junior college students. Responses to the counselor preference instrument suggest that clergymen are likely to be regarded unfavorably by male but not by female students. (Author)

Rokeach Dogmatism Scale was administered to 25 Ss with, and, 24 Ss without previous teaching. Results indicate that age and amount of experience correlate positively with dogmatism. Implications for profession are discussed. (Author/CJ)

Investigated preference for counselor race and sex, client sex, likelihood of using the counseling center, and problem type for Native American college students (N=62). Both females and males demonstrated a strong preference for Native American counselors, regardless of problem situation. Likelihood of using the counseling center increased as…

Studied the effect of counselor sex and sex role on empathic understanding in the counseling relationship. Findings suggest need for further studies investigating the impact of client variables on the counseling relationship. Counselor sex did not significantly affect expressed empathic understanding. There was no evidence that the androgynous…

Counselor ratings were not influenced by counselor gender or subject sex role. Counselor sex role affected the ratings, with both androgynous and feminine counselors rated higher than the masculine counselor. Incongruent androgynous and undifferentiated subjects were more willing to see androgynous and feminine sex-typed counselors. (Author)

Male (N=120) and female (N=120) clients were counseled by male or female counselor classified as masculine, feminine, or androgynous in sex-role orientation. Clients' career choice traditionality was measured during counseling, following counseling, and with respect to clients' career six months later. Counselor gender and gender-role orientation…