Objective versus Subjective Evaluation of Student Distress at Intake: Considerations for Counseling Centers.

Stewart, Donald W.; Cairns, Sharon L.

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Publication Date: 2002

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Objective versus Subjective Evaluation of Student Distress at Intake: Considerations for Counseling Centers.

Stewart, Donald W.; Cairns, Sharon L.

Journal of College Student Development, v43 n3 p386-94 May-Jun 2002

Client and counselor ratings of student distress were compared with MMPI-2 College Maladjustment (Mt) scale (Butcher, et al; 1989) score for 78 Canadian undergraduate students seeking counseling. Mt scores were consistent with subjective ratings of problem severity and accounted for more variance in client ratings of social and general functioning than did counselors' ratings. (Author)

Descriptors: Affective Measures, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis, Counselor Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Help Seeking, Higher Education, Objectivity, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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