Premium
GENDER‐RELATED THERAPIST ATTRIBUTIONS IN COUPLES THERAPY: A PRELIMINARY MULTIPLE CASE STUDY INVESTIGATION
Author(s) -
Stabb Sally D.,
Cox Deborah L.,
Harber Jerry L.
Publication year - 1997
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.1752-0606.1997.tb01041.x
Subject(s) - globality , attribution , psychology , clinical psychology , differential treatment , locus of control , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , social psychology , business , international trade , economics , market economy , globalization
Differential treatment by gender has been an ongoing area of concern and uncertainty both in society at large and in clinical research. In this investigation, therapist attributions over the course of therapy for three different couples were coded and analyzed to determine if cause for positive and negative events was assigned differentially to females and males. Additionally, the stability and globality dimensions of the therapist's attributions about the couples were examined for stereotypical gender‐related patterns. Results indicate no gender differences in locus of causal attributions but some gender‐related patterns in stability and globality dimensions. Implications for both couples therapy and gender bias in couples research are discussed.