Convergent Validity of Three Indices of Interpersonal Influence in Counseling.

Autor/inn/en	Lichtenberg, James W.; Powell, Lynda K.
Titel	Convergent Validity of Three Indices of Interpersonal Influence in Counseling.
Quelle	(1984), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Counseling; Counselor Client Relationship; Interpersonal Communication; Statistical Analysis; Statistical Studies; Verbal Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Counselling; Beratung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Although there is extensive literature on interpersonal influence in counseling, there are few studies of the relative influence of counselors on clients and clients on counselors. To investigate the convergent validity of three statistical approaches to relative influence in counseling, 57 counseling interviews were analyzed. The three statistical indices of influence were computed on the counselor-client verbal interactions: Tracey and Ray's topic determination (i.e., ratio of person's topic initiation successes to total number of topic initiations); Goodman and Kruskal's asymmetrical lambda (i.e., the relative decrease in the unpredictability of a consequent behavior when the antecedent behavior is known); and Shannon and Weaver's ambiguity index (i.e., the uncertainty of a response). Analysis of results showed agreement was greatest (80 percent) between the topic determination and ambiguity indexes. There was little agreement (9 percent) between the asymmetrical lambda statistic and the other indices. While the lambda statistic appeared unusable as a measure of influence in this study it may be useful with broader response categories and less biased responding. (KGB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC