The Impact of Context of Counselor Touch on Subject Perceptions of Counselor Attractiveness, Expertness, and Trustworthiness and Relationship Positive Regard, Empathy, and Congruence: An Analogue Study

An analogue study was developed to investigate the thesis that the effects of counselor initiated touch are mediated by the nature of the counseling interaction (i.e., context) at the point in the session when the touch occurs. It was hypothesized that touch in a context where touch was congruent with the nature of the counseling interaction would lead to more favorable perceptions of counselor attractiveness, expertness, and trustworthiness as well as relationship positive regard, empathy, and congruence than touch in a context where touch was discordant with the nature of the counseling interaction.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Harker, Howard Eugene

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kaczkowski, Henry

• Education, Guidance and Counseling

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8803059

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69147