American Indian and White College Student Preferences for Counselor Characteristics

In this study, 73 American-Indian (27 male and 46 female) and 81 White (32 male and 49 female) college students were surveyed to determine their preferences for various counselor characteristics when facing academic or personal problems. The methodology used extends that introduced by Atkinson, Furl...

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Published in:Journal of counseling psychology 1991-10, Vol.38 (4), p.440-445
Main Authors: Bennett, Sandra K, BigFoot-Sipes, Dolores Subia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Indians
College Students
Counseling
Counselor Attitudes
Counselor Characteristics
Counselor Client Relationship
Educational Counseling
Ethnic Identity
Ethnicity
Higher Education
Human
Native North Americans
Preferences
Psychology
Racial and Ethnic Differences
School Counseling
Social research
Student Attitudes
Values
White People
White Students
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Summary:In this study, 73 American-Indian (27 male and 46 female) and 81 White (32 male and 49 female) college students were surveyed to determine their preferences for various counselor characteristics when facing academic or personal problems. The methodology used extends that introduced by Atkinson, Furlong, and Poston (1986) in their study of Black preferences. Results indicated that both White and American Indian students most preferred a counselor with similar attitudes and values. Similar ethnicity appeared to be more important to American-Indian than to White students, particularly those with a stronger sense of involvement with American Indian culture. Significant differences were found in both American Indian and White preferences for counselor characteristics according to problem type. Dissimilar characteristics were consistently more preferred for academic problems, whereas the reverse was true for personal problems.
ISSN:0022-0167
1939-2168
DOI:10.1037/0022-0167.38.4.440