@article{ref1,
title="Counselor preference and anticipated comfort ratings for a clinic sample of sexually abused versus non-abused girls",
journal="Journal of child and family studies",
year="1993",
author="Moon, Lisa T. and Wagner, William G. and Flower, William E.",
volume="2",
number="4",
pages="327-338",
abstract="We compared counselor preference and anticipated comfort ratings for sexually abused and non-abused girls. Twenty-five sexually abused and 22 non-sexually abused girls between ages 7 and 17 participated in an initial psychological evaluation at a university outpatient clinic. Results obtained using the Counselor Preference and Comfort Survey revealed no significant difference between sexually abused and non-abused girls' ratings of their preference for male or female counselors and their anticipated comfort with male counselors; non-abused girls expressed significantly higher anticipated comfort with female counselors than did their abused counterparts. It was illustrated that younger girls', abused and non-abused, were more likely to prefer a female counselor and to anticipate being more comfortable with a female counselor. In addition, older non-abused girls were more likely to prefer a male counselor and more likely to anticipate being comfortable with a male counselor. Participants in both groups expressed a higher preference for and anticipated comfort with female counselors as compared with male counselors.<p />",
language="",
issn="1062-1024",
doi="10.1007/BF01321229",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01321229"
}