A Test of the Complementarity Hypothesis in A-B Research.

Lynch, Denis J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ146047

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Publication Date: 1976

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A Test of the Complementarity Hypothesis in A-B Research

Lynch, Denis J.; And Others

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, 5, 865, Oct 76

The complementarity hypothesis which suggests that A-type therapists be paired with B-type clients and vice versa was tested in an analogue study while several main effects of interest were found, the interaction of client and therapist characteristics was found to be in the reverse direction of expectation. (NG)

Descriptors: College Students, Counselor Characteristics, Helping Relationship, Patients, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Psychotherapy, Research Projects, Simulation

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