Therapist's self-monitoring style and client satisfaction

The degree to which therapists observe, regulate, and control their appearance with clients is a reflection of their self-monitoring tendency. Different self-monitoring styles of therapists might be related to client's overall satisfaction with the therapist. Additionally, specific aspects of self-monitoring may be more closely associated with client satisfaction than with others. To investigate this process, 24 therapists completed the Self-Monitoring Scale and three clients of each therapist completed an evaluation form rating their impressions of the therapist. The main hypothesis of the paper suggesting that high self-monitoring therapists would have clients who were more satisfied was not supported. Additionally, no associations were observed between the self-monitoring factors of extraversion and acting and client's rating of satisfaction in the counseling session.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Master

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Counseling Psychology

Grantor

Texas Woman's University

Year dc:date.issued

1993

Author dc:creator

• Garner, Greer

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hamilton, Basil

Committee member dc:contributor.committeemember

• Stabb, Sally D.

• Psychology
• Self-Monitoring Scale
• Therapeutic strategies

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11274/10364

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:twu-ir.tdl.org:11274/10364