Therapists' responses as a function of level of therapist experience and attitude of the patient

Evaluated C. R. Rogers' (see 33:1) assertion that experienced therapists manifest more unconditional positive regard than do inexperienced therapists. 16 experienced (E) and 16 inexperienced (I) therapists served as Ss. 1/2 of each group responded to a taped analog of a patient manifesting a fr...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1970-04, Vol.34 (2), p.239-243
Main Author: Beery, Judith W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of Variance
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Human
Humans
Practice
Professional-Patient Relations
Psychiatric Patients
Psychotherapy
Therapists
Time Factors
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Summary:Evaluated C. R. Rogers' (see 33:1) assertion that experienced therapists manifest more unconditional positive regard than do inexperienced therapists. 16 experienced (E) and 16 inexperienced (I) therapists served as Ss. 1/2 of each group responded to a taped analog of a patient manifesting a friendly attitude (F) and 1/2 to a hostile analog patient (H). On the dependent measure, E Ss responded with a higher absolute level of positive regard to both patient types than did I Ss. However, E and I Ss did not differ in exhibiting relatively greater positive regard to the F patient than to the I patient. Hence, contrary to Rogers, E Ss were not found to respond more unconditionally.
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/h0029019