A Current Perspective on Gender Differences: Implications for Research in Counseling

This selective review of the literature examines gender differences in counseling process and outcome. Although trends in the findings have revealed that female clients may be more successful with female counselors, most findings have been inconclusive. This problem may stem from applying a traditio...

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Published in:Journal of counseling psychology 1993-04, Vol.40 (2), p.200-209
Main Author: Nelson, Mary Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Client Characteristics
Client Characteristics (Human Services)
Clients
Counseling
Counselling
Counselor Client Relationship
Counselors
Gender differences
Human
Human Sex Differences
Literature Review
Medical sciences
Outcomes of Treatment
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapeutic Outcomes
Psychotherapeutic Processes
Psychotherapies. Psychological and clinical counseling
Sex Differences
Sexes
Social psychology
Social research
Therapist Characteristics
Treatments
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Summary:This selective review of the literature examines gender differences in counseling process and outcome. Although trends in the findings have revealed that female clients may be more successful with female counselors, most findings have been inconclusive. This problem may stem from applying a traditional individual differences methodology to the study of gender differences. As a result, most effect sizes for gender have been small to moderate. A social psychological model of gender differences that might inform the research on counseling process and outcome is presented, and related recommendations for future research are made.
ISSN:0022-0167
1939-2168
DOI:10.1037/0022-0167.40.2.200