TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Counselor preference and anticipated comfort ratings for a clinic sample of sexually abused versus non-abused girls
JO  - Journal of child and family studies
A1  - Moon, Lisa T.
A1  - Wagner, William G.
A1  - Flower, William E.
SP  - 327
EP  - 338
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 1062-1024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01321229
ID  - ref1
ER  -