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Adult survivors of incest and non-victimized womens' evaluation of the use of touch in counseling

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dc.contributor.authorTorrenzano, Suzanne Elaineen
dc.contributor.committeecochairStith, Sandra M.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairHumes, Charles W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMiles, Johnnie H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCline, Marvin G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDavis, David T.en
dc.contributor.departmentCounselor Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:19:37Zen
dc.date.adate2007-10-03en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:19:37Zen
dc.date.issued1992en
dc.date.rdate2007-10-03en
dc.date.sdate2007-10-03en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which the experience of incest contributed to women's' evaluations of counselors' trustworthiness and attractiveness based on the counselors' use of touch. Counseling facilities, educational centers, and individual therapists who led groups for female adult survivors of incest and non-victimized women, were contacted and asked to participate in a study designed to evaluate counseling techniques for women in counseling. The sample consisted of 130 volunteers over the age of 18 and currently in counseling. Groups of participants evaluated two 4 1/2 minute Simulated counseling sessions on video tapes. Nearly half of the sample viewed the tapes with a male counselor and a female client, and the others viewed tapes with a female counselor and a female client. On one of each set of counseling vignettes, the counselor supportively touched the client four times. All other variables were held constant. Participants evaluated the counselors on attributes of attractiveness and trustworthiness associated with the use of counselor touch. The results of the multiple regression analysis indicated that two variables significantly influenced how participants evaluated counselor attributes associated with the use of counselor touch, namely counselor attributes when the counselor did not use touch and counselor's gender. Results of independent t-tests indicated that female counselors were rated significantly higher on both counselor attributes in both counseling vignettes. Paired t-tests indicated that female counselors were rated significantly higher on counseling attributes when they used touch versus when they did not use touch. Male counselors were rated significantly higher on the counselor attribute of attractiveness when they used touch versus when they did not use touch. A significant interaction was found between the participant's incest experience and ratings of counselors' attributes when the counselor did not use touch. That is, participant's ratings of counselors' attributes when the counselor used touch and participant's incest experience were combined, they made a Significant contribution to how participants rated counselors on counseling attributes when the counselor used touch. The findings of this study suggest that whether women experience incest or not does not effect their perceptions of counselors who use touch. Furthermore, women preferred counselors who used touch versus those that did not. Implications for further training suggest that counselors be taught appropriate touch techniques to use in counseling with both adult survivors of incest and non-victimized women.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.format.extentxi, 228 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10032007-171618en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10032007-171618/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39555en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1992.T677.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 28282095en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1992.T677en
dc.subject.lcshAdult child sexual abuse victims -- Counseling ofen
dc.subject.lcshIncest victims -- Counseling ofen
dc.subject.lcshTouch -- Psychological aspectsen
dc.subject.lcshTouch -- Therapeutic useen
dc.titleAdult survivors of incest and non-victimized womens' evaluation of the use of touch in counselingen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselor Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen

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