The 'me too' decision: An analog study of therapist self-disclosure of psychological problems
| Autor: | Eunyoe Ro, Rebecca W. McCormic, Andrew M. Pomerantz, Dan J. Segrist |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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050103 clinical psychology
Empirical data media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences behavioral disciplines and activities 030227 psychiatry Presenting problem Test (assessment) 03 medical and health sciences Clinical Psychology 0302 clinical medicine Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Perception Replication (statistics) Self-disclosure 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Client perceptions Psychology media_common Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Psychology. 75:794-800 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9762 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jclp.22736 |
| Popis: | Objectives To test the exploratory hypothesis that client perceptions of therapists are most favorable when therapists self-disclose their own personal experience with the same psychological problem to a moderate (vs. none, mild, or extreme) extent. Method Undergraduate participants (N = 104; 63.5% female) were randomly assigned to read one of the four vignettes, which differed only in the extent to which the therapist disclosed their own personal experience with the same presenting problem (none, mild, moderate, or extreme). Participants then responded to questions assessing their perceptions of the therapist. Results The data generally supported the hypothesis. The moderate disclosure condition yielded the most favorable client perceptions, which differed significantly from those yielded by the no disclosure condition. Conclusions Despite limitations and need for replication, this study provides perhaps the first empirical data regarding the effect of the extent, rather than the mere presence or absence, of therapist self-disclosure regarding personal psychological experiences. |
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