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Counselors' reports of their use of self‐disclosure with clients
Author(s) -
Andersen Blake,
Anderson Wayne
Publication year - 1989
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(198903)45:2<302::aid-jclp2270450219>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - psychology , self disclosure , identity (music) , personal identity , social psychology , factor (programming language) , personally identifiable information , race (biology) , clinical psychology , self concept , developmental psychology , physics , botany , computer security , computer science , acoustics , biology , programming language
Ninety‐six counselors indicated the frequency of their use of 11 types of self‐disclosure, which varied in intimacy from incidental information (age, race) to personal weaknesses. Positive emotional responses to clients were used most frequently, and opinions/attitudes were used least frequently. A factor analysis showed three factors to describe the data best. Factor 1 was represented by information related to the personal identity and experiences of the therapist. Factor 2 involved the emotional responses of the therapist to the client. Factor 3 was principally the disclosure of professional experiences and identity. Implications are considered.