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Publication Date: 1984
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Peer Counselors and Friends: Expected and Preferred Responses.
Barnett, Mark A.; Harris, Richard J.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v31 n2 p258-61 Apr 1984
Evaluated the instrumental or empathic responses given by peer counselors (Study 1, N=128) or friends (Study 2, N=48) to undergraduates' personal problems. Instrumental responses were considered more helpful. Students rated peer counselors more likely to give instrumental responses and friends more likely to give empathic responses. (JAC)
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