Premium
THERAPISTS' PERSONALITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION OF THREE FAMILY THERAPY STYLES: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION
Author(s) -
Heatherington Laurie
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1987.tb00694.x
Subject(s) - adjective check list , psychology , checklist , personality psychology , personality , clinical psychology , femininity , big five personality traits , masculinity , family therapy , psychotherapist , social psychology , psychoanalysis , cognitive psychology
This study examined the relationship between beginning therapists' personalities and their evaluations of three divergent family therapy styles. Sixty clinical and counseling psychology students completed the Adjective Checklist (Gough & Heilbrun, 1983) and rated videotaped therapy sessions conducted by Bowen, Minuckin, and Whitaker. Adjective Checklist ratings of each subject were also obtained from three friends/family members. Self‐rated personality factors of dominant‐masculinity and, to a lesser extent, nurturant‐femininity were significant predictors of subjects' ratings of the tapes. Gender was a factor in ranked ratings of the tapes. Other‐rated personality traits were not significant predictors. Implications for therapy training and supervision are discussed.