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Effects of Structuring on Students' Perceptions of Career Counseling
Author(s) -
Miller Mark J.,
Mahaffey Stan H.,
Wells Don,
Tobacyk Jerome
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1995.tb00863.x
Subject(s) - attractiveness , psychology , trustworthiness , session (web analytics) , structuring , perception , career counseling , applied psychology , medical education , social psychology , medicine , computer science , world wide web , finance , neuroscience , psychoanalysis , economics
This study examines the effects of the use of structuring on participants' impressions of a counselor during an initial career counseling session. A total of 232 undergraduate students viewed a videotape of an initial career counseling session. Both groups observed the identical tape with the exception that one group was additionally shown a brief structuring segment. The 2 groups were compared across the variables of attractiveness, expertness, and trustworthiness as measured by the Counselor Rating Form. The participants were also asked to rate their willingness to see a counselor about a career issue before and after viewing the videotape. Significant differences were found across the dependent measures. Implications of the findings for counselors are discussed.