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counselor nonverbal self‐disclosure and fear of intimacy during employment counseling: an aptitude—treatment interaction illustration
Author(s) -
Carrein Cindy,
Bernaud JeanLuc
Publication year - 2010
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.2161-1920.2010.tb00098.x
Subject(s) - psychology , nonverbal communication , aptitude , moderation , self disclosure , session (web analytics) , social psychology , clinical psychology , applied psychology , developmental psychology , world wide web , computer science
This study investigated the effects of nonverbal self‐disclosure within the dynamic of aptitude—treatment interaction. Participants ( N = 94) watched a video of a career counseling session aimed at helping the jobseeker to find employment. The video was then edited to display 3 varying degrees of nonverbal self‐disclosure. In conjunction with the measure of counselor assessment, the authors measured the fear‐of‐intimacy level by using the Doi and Thelen (1993) model. Results showed that when self‐disclosure does not have an effect on counselor assessment, a moderator effect due to the fear of intimacy becomes evident. Implications for research and practice are presented.