Gender and sexual identity-based predictors of lesbian, gay, and bisexual affirmative counseling self-efficacy. |
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Authors: | Dillon, Frank R. Worthington, Roger L. Soth-McNett, Angela M. Schwartz, Seth J. |
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Abstract: | This exploratory study applies the tenets of social cognitive theory to investigate the influence of gender self-confidence and of sexual identity exploration and commitment on lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) affirmative counselor self-efficacy. Data were gathered from a convenience sample of 178 mental health clinicians. Controlling for participants' age, professional experience, level of income, race and ethnicity, and sexual orientation, findings revealed that higher levels of LGB-affirmative counseling self-efficacy were positively associated with gender self-definition and with sexual identity commitment. Post hoc analyses conducted with the 5 subscales of the LGB-affirmative counseling self-efficacy measure indicated that findings varied across specific self-efficacy domains. Implications of these results for continuing education, training, and research promoting LGB-affirmative psychotherapy are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
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Keywords: | sexual orientation counseling sexual identity gender identity self-efficacy predictors lesbian gay bisexual |
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