Comparison of Feminist Versus Psychoanalytic/Dynamic and Other Therapists on Self-Disclosure

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ID12005684
AuthorsNicole L Simi (Boston College), James R Mahalik (0000-0001-9463-2698, Boston College, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume21
Issue3
Pages465-483
Publication date1997-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1111/j.1471-6402.1997.tb00125.x
OpenAlexW2103985547
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited30

The Feminist Self-Disclosure Inventory (FSDI) was developed to assess principles of therapist self-disclosure as described in the feminist therapy literature. This 18-item Likert-type scale was completed in a mailed survey by women psychotherapists (i.e., 41 self-identified feminist therapists, 34 psychoanalytic/dynamic, and 68 other therapists). Results indicated that the FSDI was comprised of five factors [i.e., Therapist Background (TB), Promotes Liberatory Feelings (PLF), Promotes Egalitarianism (PE), Therapist Availability (TA), and Empowering Client (EC)], and that the overall scale had excellent internal consistency and very satisfactory test-retest reliability. Also, feminist therapists endorsed FSDI factors significantly more than psychoanalytic/dynamic and other therapists with the greatest differences on items reflecting overall use of self-disclosure, disclosing sexual orientation, using disclosure to create egalitarianism, and encouraging the client's choice of a role model in the therapeutic relationship

Developmental psychology · Egalitarianism · Feeling · Internal consistency · Likert scale · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychometrics · Psychotherapist · Scale (ratio · Self-disclosure · Clinical Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Psychology · Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology

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