Impact of Brief Counseling on Nonurgent Prior- versus Never-counseled Samples |
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Authors: | Gary Blau John DiMino |
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Institution: | Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Abstract: | The purposes of this study were to distinguish prior- versus never-counseled nonurgent University Counseling Center (UCC) clients and to test if brief counseling had a differential impact on these two samples. The prior-counseled sample (n = 100) was more prepared for counseling, had a lower stigma for seeking help, as well as lower social connectedness and life satisfaction versus the never-counseled sample (n = 109). After brief counseling (median of four sessions after triage), the prior-counseled group (n = 33) had significantly higher social connectedness, self-esteem, and life satisfaction, while only social connectedness of the never-counseled group (n = 31) increased. |
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Keywords: | Life satisfaction nonurgent clients prepared for counseling prior counseling self-esteem social connectedness stigma for help seeking |
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