Males' Expectations of Counseling
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Mary Anderson
Department
Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Presentation Date
4-24-2015
Document Type
Poster
Abstract
In today's society, a man upholding masculinity alone is not enough. There is a constant need to "prove" their masculinity. Men's inability to recognize when they are experiencing stress, strain, and sickness is noted as being due to them being socialized to ignore their feelings (Wilson, n.d.). Although research that addresses the concept of help-seeking has expanded, it continues to be limited in its focus on men. In addition, not much attention has been given to counseling expections. The purpose of the present study is to expan the current knowledge base on men and their counseling expectations. This study examined the relationship that SES, counseling stigma, ethnic identity, and counseling barriers have with males' counseling expectations. One hundred and thirty-two males participated in this study. A canonical analysis provided support in examining the relationships between the predictor variables and outcome/criterion variables. Findings from the canonical analysis supported the proposed hypothesis.
WMU ScholarWorks Citation
Kelly, Sheryl, "Males' Expectations of Counseling" (2015). Research and Creative Activities Poster Day. 162.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/grad_research_posters/162
Comments
This poster was presented at the 2015 Western Michigan University Research and Creative Activities Poster Day. The poster and abstract are currently unavailable through ScholarWorks.