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Further Exploration of the 16‐PF and Counselor Effectiveness
Author(s) -
FORSTER JERALD R.,
HAMBURG RONALD L.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.1976.tb01906.x
Subject(s) - psychology , supervisor , counselor education , clinical psychology , personality , raw score , applied psychology , raw data , social psychology , higher education , statistics , mathematics , political science , law
This study reexamines the relationship between the Sixteen‐Personality Factor (16‐PF) Questionnaire and counselor performance ratings. The 16‐PF was administered to 30 full‐time counselor trainees. Supervisor ratings of counseling effectiveness in practicums were correlated with raw scores of counselors on the 16‐PF. Data revealed that the pattern of relationships indicated by significant correlations is not consistent across this and three other studies using the 16‐PF. The results of this study and the reanalysis of previous studies indicate that it would not be advisable at this time for counselor educators to identify or predict effective counselors on the basis of the 16‐PF.