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Social Comparison and Help Seeking Attitudes: Evaluation of the Impact of Subjective and Objective Social Comparison Data on Help Seeking Attitudes
(2012-05-03)
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between Festinger's (1954) theory of social comparison. Specifically, this study focused on the impact of subjective and objective data on help seeking ...
Perceptions of supervisory relationship influences on cognitive complexity development during practicum supervision: A qualitative study
(2012-04-20)
The purpose of this study was to conduct an exploration of the potential impact of the supervisory relationship on the development of cognitive complexity of master’s students in a counseling practicum course. A priori ...
The Affective Experience of Moral Decision Making
(2008-09-09)
This research represents an attempt to use Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, the work of Neo-Kohlbergian theorist James Rest, and the theory of affect proposed by David Watson, as a framework for exploring ...
The Efficacy of No-Suicide Contracts with Clients in Counseling on an Outpatient Basis
(2008-09-09)
Clients at two outpatient facilities who self-identified as having expressed suicidal thoughts or engaged in suicidal behaviors during some point in their counseling treatment were invited to participate in a survey to ...
The relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological adjustment in children with cancer
(2008-09-09)
Limited research has been conducted to explore the relationship between physical health, emotional intelligence, and psychological adjustment in children. An important aim for research focusing on chronically ill children ...
Perceived Competence and Attitudes of Counseling Psychology Graduate Students Regarding People with Disabilities
(2008-09-09)
Historically, people with disabilities (PWD) have been stigmatized and discriminated against by society as a whole. People with disabilities constitute the largest minority group within the United States. Hence, counseling ...
Victim Blaming and Rape Myth Acceptance: Attitudes that Influence Advice-Giving to Victims of Sexual Assault
(2014-06-24)
The current study investigated whether the consumption of alcohol, type of dress worn, and degree of resistance would influence whether or not people would advise a hypothetical rape victim to disclose her sexual assault ...
Examining the Influence of Parental Behavior on Adolescent Problem Behavior
(2014-01-09)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which parents’ behaviors influence to an adolescent’s involvement in the juvenile justice system. Previous research suggests, adolescents involved in the juvenile ...
The Impact of Crisis Intervention Team Training on Law Enforcement Officers: An Evaluation of Self-Efficacy and Attitudes Toward People with Mental Illness
(2011-05-03)
Law enforcement officers (LEOs) routinely respond to calls involving people with mental illness (PMI) in crisis. While LEOs have come to expect a wide spectrum of needs for assistance from PMI, there is often little to no ...
Contemporary Status of Religion and Spirituality in Counselor Education
(2011-04-28)
The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the integration of spirituality in CACREP-accredited counselor training programs, particularly the overall percentage of curricula that addressed religion and ...