Four Years of Encounter Groups: Changes in Female and Male Composition.

Woudenberg, Roger A.; Poland, Willis D.

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ERIC Number: EJ217225

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Publication Date: 1979-Nov

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Four Years of Encounter Groups: Changes in Female and Male Composition.

Woudenberg, Roger A.; Poland, Willis D.

Journal of College Student Personnel, v20 n6 p513-20 Nov 1979

The composition of encounter groups changed between 1971 and 1974. Female participants in 1971 reported more hostility and depression than males but by 1974 these differences were reversed. An increase in task orientation was found in both sexes. Emphasized the importance of monitoring changes in group composition. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, College Students, Emotional Adjustment, Group Structure, Group Therapy, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Self Directed Groups, Sex (Characteristics), Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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