The Relationship Between Clients' Conformity to Masculine Norms and Their Perceptions of Helpful Therapist Actions

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-78

  Owen, Jesse ^a   Wong, Y Joel ^b   Rodolfa, Emil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

common factors; gender; masculinity; therapy outcomes; therapy process

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449109431     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017870     Document Type: Article

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