| Abstract: | Videotaped 30 quasi-analogical initial counseling sessions between 30 31–66 yr old clients and 10 29–57 yr old counselors from 2 alcoholism counseling centers. Immediately following the sessions, clients rated degrees of attraction to counselors and recorded instances of counselor-initiated humor rated as humorous or not humorous. Results support the contention that counselor-initiated shared humor in an initial counseling session enhanced clients' attraction for counselors. (25 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
