Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ402118
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Ethnic Group Preferences for Counselor Characteristics.
Atkinson, Donald R.; And Others
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v36 n1 p68-72 Jan 1989
Administered paired-comparison questionnaire to ethnically mixed undergraduates (N-339) to measure preferences for 14 counselor characteristics. Found top 4 counselor characteristics cited by all 3 ethnic groups (Asian-American, Mexican-American, and Caucasian-American) to be counselors with similar attitudes, similar personality, greater education, and greater age than respondents. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Asian Americans, Client Characteristics (Human Services), College Students, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Qualifications, Educational Attainment, Ethnic Bias, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Mexican Americans, Psychological Characteristics, Racial Differences, Whites, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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