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Attitude similarity and satisfaction of family members of schizophrenics with services of a professional
Author(s) -
Jones Michael E.,
Graybill Daniel
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198401)40:1<391::aid-jclp2270400171>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - psychology , similarity (geometry) , professional services , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , social psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , public relations , artificial intelligence , computer science , image (mathematics) , political science
Examined a hypothesis that satisfaction with professionals among families of schizophrenics varies as a function of how similar the professionals' attitudes about schizophrenia are to the family members' attitudes. Twentyeight family members of individuals diagnosed by DSM‐III criteria as having schizophrenia completed a questionnaire that assessed their attitudes with regard to causes and treatments of schizophrenia. S s then were mailed a completed questionnaire and were asked to indicate how satisfied they would be working with a person who held the attitudes expressed in the questionnaire. In the attitude‐similar condition, the questionnaire was 90% in agreement with their own attitudes, and in the attitude‐discrepant condition, the questionnaire was 10% in agreement. Responses were received from 21 family members. Results supported the hypothesis; family members in the attitude‐similar condition reported that they would be more satisfied with the professional than did family members in the attitude‐discrepant condition. Implications for work with families of schizophrenics are discussed.