The relationship between type and level of clinical training, and psychologists' personal and professional health attitudes and behaviors /
that various types and stages of clinical training have upon health attitudes and illness prevention behaviors of graduate students and professionals in psychology. The primary goal was to determine how independent variables such as previous attitudes, training level, clinical or counseling training...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | that various types and stages of clinical training have upon health attitudes and illness prevention behaviors of graduate students and professionals in psychology. The primary goal was to determine how independent variables such as previous attitudes, training level, clinical or counseling training emphasis, or professional work setting may relate to measures of personal health attitudes and preventative behaviors. Furthermore, the study was designed to examine theextent to which these health attitudes and behaviors are transferred into the progressional therapeutic relationship with clients in the form of treatment recommendations. Students enrolled in their first year of graduate training at APA-approved programs, pre-doctoral interns at APA-approved internship sites, and practicing psychologists who had obtained their degree from counseling or clinical Ph.D. programs were sampled. Participants responded confidentially to a demographic Questionnaire including Health Recommendations to Clients. the Health Behaviors Inventory, a Health Values Survey and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales (MHLC) (Wallston, Wallston & Develops, 1978) . The total sample included 341 counseling and clinical psychology students and professionals, The present study demonstrated that, in general, program type had little to no effect on health-related attitudes and behaviors of psychology students and practitioners. Instead, training level, gender, age, work setting, and Body Mass Index (BM1) category showed small to moderate relationships to the measures of health attitudes and behaviors. Evidence from this study suggests that women practitioners that work in a hospital/clinic setting and that are not overweight are the most likely group to practice what they preach'' regarding health attitudes and behaviors. Additional data reflecting specific influences of health attitudes and illness prevention behaviors and an overall health profile of psychology graduate students and professionals are presented. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Counseling Psychology". |
| Physical Description: | xii, 176 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 130-154). |