Beyond ethnic match

Effects of client-therapist cognitive match in problem perception, coping orientation, and therapy goals on treatment outcomes

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11043538
AutoresNolan Zane (0009-0004-7527-2518, University of California, Davis, autor de correspondencia), Stanley Sue (0000-0002-0485-9686, University of California, Davis), Janet Chang (0000-0001-5274-3015, University of California, Davis), Lillian Huang (Alliant University), John Huang (0000-0003-3054-1310), John S Huang (Azusa Pacific University), Susana M Lowe (University of California, Berkeley), Susana Lowe, Shobha Srinivasan (0000-0003-1207-2645, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), Kevin Chun (University of San Francisco), Karen S Kurasaki, Karen Kurasaki, Evelyn Lee (0000-0002-4434-1304, Richmond Area Multi-Services)
Año2005
Volumen33
Número5
Páginas569-585
Fecha de publicación2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.20067
OpenAlexW2168328834
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas26
Referencias citadas31

This study examined the outcome effects of cognitive match between Asian and White outpatient clients and their therapists. Many clinicians believe that one hindrance to the treatment of ethnic minority clients is that therapists and clients may not share common assumptions and attitudes about therapy and about the problems that are presented in treatment. The study investigated client–therapist similarity in their perceptions of the presenting problem, coping orientation, and expectations about treatment goals. This study constituted a more rigorous test of the cognitive match hypotheses in that it was prospective in nature, used separate and independent sources for the cognitive predictors, employed multiple outcome measures, and focused on specific attitudes and perceptions that are quite salient and relevant to treatment. Cognitive match on treatment goals was predictive of session impact. Moreover, cognitive matches in avoidant coping orientation and in perceived distress associated with interpersonal problems were predictive of certain treatment outcomes. The findings may help explain why clients matched on ethnicity with their therapists tend to stay longer in treatment and do better in psychotherapy. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comm Psychol 33: 569–585, 2005

Cognition · Cognitive therapy · Coping (psychology) · Distress · Ethnic group · Interpersonal communication · Perception · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology