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Self‐disclosure in a clinical context by Asian and British psychiatric out‐patients *
Author(s) -
Bennett Mark,
Rutledge Joan
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1989.tb00825.x
Subject(s) - psychology , race (biology) , context (archaeology) , self disclosure , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , gender studies , paleontology , sociology , biology
A study is described in which self‐reported self‐disclosure levels of Asian and British out‐patients to psychiatrists are examined as a function of racial and gender match to psychiatrist. Analysis of self‐disclosure scores for 77 subjects revealed no overall differences between Asian and British subjects, or between men and women. Asian subjects, however, reported being prepared to disclose significantly more to a psychiatrist of the same sex as themselves, regardless of race; no such effect was found for British subjects. British women reported being prepared to reveal significantly more to a psychiatrist of the same race as themselves; this effect was not observed in any of the other three subgroups. Implications of these findings for clinical practice are discussed.