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THEORY AVERSION IN EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING
Author(s) -
Lister James L.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1969.tb00528.x
Subject(s) - psychology , career counseling , risk aversion (psychology) , social psychology , cognitive psychology , applied psychology , economics , mathematical economics , expected utility hypothesis
It is posited that theory aversion, the counselor's avoidance of abstractions which constitute the conceptual framework for his practice, is particularly characteristic of employment counselors. Aspects of the employment counselor's experience and preparation are discussed as possible sources of theory aversion, and some approaches for reducing theory aversion are presented.