Therapist’s Gender and Gender Roles : Impact on Attitudes toward Clients in Substance Abuse Treatment
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of therapist’s gender and gender roles on attitudes toward clients.
Attitudes toward motivational interviewing were also a focus as MI can be hypothesized to be feminine rather than masculine in nature.
The subjects (N=246) were Finnish substance abuse therapists.
Their attitudes toward clients were measured using a vignette task.
Results indicated that female therapists were significantly more positive toward clients than were male therapists.
Although females were significantly more feminine than males, they saw themselves as masculine as the males did.
The more feminine the therapist was, the more s/he preferred MI.
In the future, an examination of this kind should be combined with measurement of treatment processes and outcomes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Artkoski, Tytti& Saarnio, Pekka. 2012. Therapist’s Gender and Gender Roles : Impact on Attitudes toward Clients in Substance Abuse Treatment. Journal of Addiction،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483341
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Artkoski, Tytti& Saarnio, Pekka. Therapist’s Gender and Gender Roles : Impact on Attitudes toward Clients in Substance Abuse Treatment. Journal of Addiction No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483341
American Medical Association (AMA)
Artkoski, Tytti& Saarnio, Pekka. Therapist’s Gender and Gender Roles : Impact on Attitudes toward Clients in Substance Abuse Treatment. Journal of Addiction. 2012. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483341
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483341