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The Relationship Between Carkhuff's Helping Dimensions and Occupational Therapy
Author(s) -
Lloyd Chris,
Maas Frillie
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1992.tb01752.x
Subject(s) - psychology , assertiveness , empathy , concreteness , clinical psychology , 16pf questionnaire , psychosocial , social psychology , occupational therapy , personality , applied psychology , psychotherapist , big five personality traits , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , big five personality traits and culture
The aim of this study was to determine the relationships between Carkhuff's (1969) four core dimensions (empathy, respect, genuineness, concreteness) on the one hand, with the total mark on a modified American Fieldwork Performance Report (FWPR), total score on the communication section of the FWPR, score on a single item of “Communication with Clients” on the FWPR and Factor A (warmth) of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) on the other. Subjects were 42 female and 4 male final year occupational therapy students at an Australian university. Multiple regression analyses and bivariate correlation coefficients failed to reveal any significant relationships. Contrary to original expectations, it was hypothesised post hoc that a positive relationship exists between communication with clients on the modified FWPR and Factor E (assertiveness) of the 16PF. This post hoc hypothesis was confirmed for psychosocial settings (r (44) = .35, p < .05) but was not supported for physical settings. Whether emphasis on assertiveness rather than the helping dimensions is acceptable depends on one's professional and personal perspective. For those with a commitment to the wholeness and uniqueness of the individual, this emphasis is a matter of concern.