Self versus counselor perceptions of interpersonal characteristics of female welfare recipients

Self-ratings and counselor ratings of the interpersonal characteristics of 232 female welfare recipients in a job-training program were compared. The welfare recipient sample included 108 Anglos, 55 Mexican-Americans, and 69 Blacks. The data was analyzed using 3 × 2 analysis of variance (ethnicity of client × rater), and correlations between client and counselor ratings of the clients' interpersonal characteristics were computed. Results indicated that the pattern of relationships between counselor and client ratings for Mexican-Americans was distinct from the other ethnic groups. Mexican-Americans were rated by the counselors as being less competitive and dominant, and more apologetic and docile than Blacks or Anglos. Self-ratings on these dimensions did not differ across ethnic groups. Correlations between counselor and client ratings of interpersonal characteristics of Mexican-Americans was also lower than those for Anglos or Blacks. The findings were discussed in terms of their implications for the adaptation of Mexican-Americans to Anglo-dominated social environments.

Ethnic group · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Mexican americans · Perception · Sociology · Welfare · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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