Personality

A Predictor of Theoretical Orientation of Students Enrolled in a Counseling Theories Course

Bibliographic Data

ID3867227
AuthorsMark S Freeman (0000-0002-7801-220X, Rollins College, corresponding author), B Grant Hayes, Ben Hayes (0000-0003-2347-9926, University of Central Florida), Tyson H Kuch (University of Central Florida), Gordon E Taub (University of Central Florida), Gordon Taub
Year2007
Volume46
Issue4
Pages254-265
Publication date2007-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCounselor Education and Supervision (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-0035 • E-ISSN: 1556-6978
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/j.1556-6978.2007.tb00030.x
OpenAlexW1979649500
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited13

Selecting a single psychotherapeutic orientation can be a challenge for counselor education students. The authors examined the relationship between counseling theory selection and personality variables of students enrolled in a counseling theories course. A discriminant function analysis was used to identify the personality traits that would determine theoretical orientation choice. No statistically significant results were found. Results indicated that students showed no personality-based preference of theory. Additionally, no significant differences were found on selected subscales of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (I. B. Myers, M. H. McCaulley, N. L. Quenk, & A. L. Hammer, 1998) and the Self-Directed Search (J. L. Holland, B. A. Fritzsche, & A. B. Powell, 1996; J. L. Holland, A. B. Powell, & B. A. Fritzsche, 1994

Developmental psychology · Discriminant function analysis · Orientation (vector space) · Personality · Preference · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Statistics · Clinical Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology

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