Counselor Sex and Empathic Judgment.

Petro, Carole S.; Hansen, James C.

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ERIC Number: EJ167340

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Publication Date: 1977

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Counselor Sex and Empathic Judgment

Petro, Carole S.; Hansen, James C.

Journal of Counseling Psychology, 24, 4, 373-376, Jul 77

Investigates effects of sex of judge, sex of referent, and sex-pairing of judge and referent on level of understanding, or affective sensitivity, of school counselors. Male and female counselors were found to be equally accurate in their empathic judgments. There were no detected effects of sex-pairing. (Author)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Counselor Characteristics, Elementary Education, Empathy, Helping Relationship, Interaction Process Analysis, Research Projects, School Counselors, Secondary Education, Sex Differences

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