Effects of Perceived Etiology Attribution Similarity on Client Ratings of Counselor Credibility.

Worthington, Roger L.; Atkinson, Donald R.

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ERIC Number: EJ548636

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Publication Date: 1996

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Effects of Perceived Etiology Attribution Similarity on Client Ratings of Counselor Credibility.

Worthington, Roger L.; Atkinson, Donald R.

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v43 n4 p423-29 Oct 1996

Examined whether clients who perceived their counselors as holding etiology attributions similar to their own would rate their counselors' credibility higher than clients who saw their counselors as holding dissimilar attributions. Results indicate that clients in the similarity of etiology attribution condition did rate their counselors as more credible. (RJM)

Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Client Attitudes (Human Services), College Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Performance, Credibility, Etiology, Higher Education, Identification (Psychology)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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