High rates of suicide were reported in the 1960s and early 1970s among women in medicine and psychology, relative to women in the general population. This study explored suicide rates among American Psychological Association members, fellows, and associates. Subjects (N=179) were members who died in 1988 or 1989 and were under 65 years of age.…

Counselors and clients evaluated a videotaped vignette of a counselor-client interaction with one of four counselor touch conditions depicted: no touch, touch of client's hand, touch of client's shoulder, semi-embrace. The counselor in the semi-embrace condition was perceived as less trustworthy than those in any other condition. (Author/MCF)

Compares three categories of staff at substance-abuse treatment facilities: recovering, nonrecovering, and having recovering or addicted family members. More staff with addicted or recovering family members were female, were similar to nonrecovering staff in their treatment approach, and fell between the other two groups on measures of roles…

The literature on social cognition and intergroup relations suggests that gender and age are social concepts which, because they are at the same level of abstraction, may produce interactive effects on person perception judgments. The purpose of this study was to explore gender stereotypes that therapists hold about people who differ in age;…

An exploratory study examined the informal helping relationship between adults seeking assistance with problems and the persons they selected as helpers. Fifteen men and 15 women were interviewed with an open ended questionnaire listing 50 possible reasons for selecting a helper and 35 possible ways in which a helper assisted with the problems.…

Investigated potential clients' perceptions of traditional and feminist therapist announcements of services. Included an explicit traditional condition, used male and female subjects, and controlled for attitudes toward women and proclivities toward seeking professional help. Significant interaction for the trustworthiness dimension, and main…

Providing student clients with background information about their prospective Chicano or Anglo counselors may increase the counselor's attractiveness, regardless of his ethnicity. Male counselors appear significantly more attractive as more information is provided about them, although subjects appear to have no preference for counselors of the…

Therapists were compared for intrasession initiative behavior with a standard female client as well as with nonstandard female clients. No differences were found between male and female therapists on this behavior dimension. (Author)

Article discusses research on women in four basic areas: counselor bias, demographic changes, sex differences and sex role stereotypes. Implications of the research findings are discussed. (Author)

Twelve male and 12 female counselors, half inexperienced and half experienced, each recorded the second counseling session with one male and one female client. Results indicated that same-sex pairings had more discussion of feelings by both counselor and client and that inexperienced males and experienced female counselors were more active and…

Male and female counselors at three levels of training/experience conducted an initial interview with a female confederate client. Videotapes of these interviews were viewed by 120 undergraduate males and females who rated the counselors' expertness, indicated counselor behaviors that contributed to their judgments, and rated their willingness to…

This article deals with male and female college students' preferences for types of counselors for various problem areas. The results indicate a trend toward preferences for female and peer counselors, which may have implications for staffing counseling services centers. (Author)

Study results show that trainees prefer to be counseled by one of their own race, except for northerm whites who chose a black female counselor as first choice, and a northern white male as second. Awareness is urged by counselor educators of the number and needs of counseling programs for minority disadvantaged groups. (CJ)

Investigated potential relationships between continuation in counseling and the variables of counselor experience, gender, and recognition of clients' problem definitions. Results indicated that clients were more likely to self-terminate after one session when counselors failed to recognize the problem, particularly with experienced counselors and…

Preferences for the legitimate response varied according to counselor's gender, whereas preferences for the expert response varied according to the gender of both the counselor and client. No significant differences were found in preferences for the referent response. (Author)