Psychotherapists' Empathy for Childfree Women of Intersecting Age and Socioeconomic Status

The purpose of the study was to discern the empathy ability of psychotherapists for childfree female clients with intersectional identities. Each participating psychotherapist was randomly assigned to view one of four mock video sessions with a childfree woman of varying age and socioeconomic status...

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Published in:Journal of Mental Health Counseling 2017-07, Vol.39 (3), p.211-224
Main Authors: Ngoubene-Atioky, Arlette J, Williamson-Taylor, Claudette, Inman, Arpana G, Case, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Beliefs
Bias
Census of Population
Child Rearing
Childlessness
Competence
Counseling
Couples
Doctoral Degrees
Empathy
Ethnicity
Females
Health Personnel
Medical personnel
Mental health
Mental Health Workers
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Oppression
Perceptions
Practice
Professionals
Psychology
Psychotherapists
Resistance (Psychology)
Social aspects
Social exclusion
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic Status
Sociology
Statistical Analysis
Therapists
Values
Vignettes
Women
Womens health
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Summary:The purpose of the study was to discern the empathy ability of psychotherapists for childfree female clients with intersectional identities. Each participating psychotherapist was randomly assigned to view one of four mock video sessions with a childfree woman of varying age and socioeconomic status (SES). Psychotherapists rated their ability to empathize for the woman in their assigned mocked video. An analysis of variance revealed that psychotherapists experienced higher empathy ability for a childfree woman of younger age and lower SES than for an older and upper-SES childfree woman. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
ISSN:1040-2861
2163-5749
DOI:10.17744/mehc.39.3.03