The effect of therapist empathy, norm disclosure, and self-disclosure on client disclosure and attraction to the therapist
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Mary Elizabeth Newell (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Jacquelyn Gaebelein
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of therapist self-disclosure in a clinical setting. In addition, the study investigated theoretical variables related to self-disclosure in psychotherapy. Therapist empathy and disclosure about norms, which have been hypothesized to be involved in self-disclosure, were included. Fifty-four adult clients of an outpatient mental health center were randomly assigned to six experimental groups. Clients in the norm-disclosure/ empathy condition were interviewed by a therapist who gave disclosure about norms for the frequency of the client's problem and made statements of empathy. Clients in the norm-disclosure/no-empathy condition were interviewed by a therapist who gave disclosure about norms but made no empathy statements. Clients in the self-disclosure/empathy condition were interviewed by, a therapist who told about a personal experience which was similar to the client's and made empathy statements. Clients in the self-disclosure/no-empathy condition were interviewed by a therapist who disclosed about personal experiences but made no empathy statements. Clients in the no-disclosure/empathy condition were interviewed by a therapist who made empathy statements but did not disclose. Clients in the no-disclosure/no-empathy condition were interviewed by a therapist who made neither disclosure nor empathy statements.
The effect of therapist empathy, norm disclosure, and self-disclosure on client disclosure and attraction to the therapist
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1979
- Subjects
- Therapist and patient
- Empathy