College freshmen face a variety of academic and social challenges as they adjust to college life that can place them at risk for a number of negative outcomes, including depression and alcohol-related problems. Orientation classes that focus on teaching incoming students how to better cope with college-oriented stress may provide an opportunity to…

The group's absence norm, a construct from the applied psychology literature, was used to examine session absences in personal growth groups. Rather than examining the absence norm statically, we modeled it dynamically as a time-varying covariate (Tasca et al., 2010). We also examined moderation by modeling the interaction of the absence norm and…

Investigated the role of a group structuring technique on the amount and depth of process involvement in two counseling training groups. The results partly supported the conclusion that early structure significantly affects process involvement among group members. Additionally, both groups showed strong gains in depth of process involvement over…

Results indicate that the effects of videotape feedback are not necessarily predictable, and may cause either beneficial or detrimental group behavior change. Videotape feedback also seems to have markedly different effects on different groups. Conclusions are presented regarding the appropriateness of time-series research designs with T groups.…

Examined relationship between realistic, interpersonal, and here-and-now agendas and group members' in-session behavior and outcome among 24 college students in established personal growth groups. Found that group members who set here-and-now session agendas enacted more in-group intimate behaviors and had better outcomes than did members in…

Analyzed structure of social interaction within four therapy groups in terms of conditional responding of participants. Proposed that groups' interactions would show increasing structure across sessions. Findings showed no consistent pattern of group development, that frequency with which members spoke was inversely related to dominance in group,…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether identification with members in group therapy has a relation to progress in therapy. Results indicated that the incidence of identification was significantly higher for group members who showed positive change in therapy (p less than .05) than for members who did not show a positive change.…

This research constitutes a preliminary attempt to study the procedural variable of differential spacing of desensitization sessions. (Author)

Results show that both treatments were equally effective and both were superior to no treatment. Reactive inhibition therapy may be more efficient than reciprocal inhibition therapy, since it is a simpler procedure. (Author)

Therapist-led, leaderless, and alternating sequence sessions were compared. Leaderless sessions exhibited more socially oriented behavior than the therapist-led, while the therapist-led meetings were considered more speculative and confrontive, more concerned with group relationships, and more pertinent and task-oriented than the leaderless…

Positive feedback was more desirable and impactful than negative feedback. There was no difference in credibility ratings. The only significant difference found in relation to the self-concept variable was a more favorable desirability rating for negative feedback by high-level self-concept subjects. (Author)

Examined group leadership style using self-report questionnaire of experienced group leaders (N=204) in effort to build on work of Lieberman, Yalom, and Miles (1973). Found no support for factor structure previously reported by Lieberman et al. Results suggest that group leader questionnaire with modifications can tie leader behavior to outcome.…

Analyzed 410 items of interpersonal feedback from nine groups for message content quality and recipient acceptance. Explored the effects of leader versus member delivery, session of delivery, and feedback valence on dependent measures. Leader feedback was highest in quality, and positive feedback was more accepted than negative feedback. (BH)

The study adds further support to Rogers' process theory both in the direction of movement and the kinds of changes individuals make under the stated conditions. In addition, the study suggests that the weekend format induces greater process movement than in weekly time limited groups. (Author)

Examined group participant interpersonal style, group development stage, and endorsement of therapeutic factors. Classified critical incidents forms completed by 36 growth-group members. More affiliative participants emphasized cognitive factors; nonaffiliative participants emphasized behavioral factors. Universality and hope decreased and…