| Abstract: | This study investigated the effects of an affective-counselor and a behavioral-counselor interview style on coached-client, within-interview behavior. The dependent variables were client precipitating event; coping; alternative related; self-reference affect; and past-, present-, and future-oriented statements. Eight female subjects presented two crisis roles—abortion and suicide—to two groups of female counselor-experimenters. The behavioral style elicited significantly more alternative-related and future-tense statements and significantly fewer coping statements than the affective style. The abortion role produced significantly more alternative-related and future-tense statements and significantly fewer precipitating events and past-oriented statements than the suicide role. |
