Determinants of Social Rejection for Help Seeking: Locus of Causal Attribution, Help Source, and the

Calhoun, Lawrence G.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ102396

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Publication Date: 1974

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Determinants of Social Rejection for Help Seeking: Locus of Causal Attribution, Help Source, and the "Mental Illness" Label

Calhoun, Lawrence G.; And Others

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 42, 4, 618, Aug 74

The type of helper from which help is sought and the causal locus to which the help seeker's problem is attributed have been suggested as factors that affect the way help seekers are perceived. The present study investigated the social rejection of help seekers as a function of these two variables. (Author)

Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Helping Relationship, Individual Counseling, Interpersonal Relationship, Psychological Patterns, Rejection (Psychology), Research Projects

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