TY - JOUR
T1 - Client expectation-preference discrepancies, perceived powerlessness, and treatment behaviors
AU - Rosen, Aaron
AU - Cohen, Maxine
PY - 1981/3/3
Y1 - 1981/3/3
N2 - Discrepancies between client expectations and preferences for the treatment process were viewed as constituting two types of treatment predicaments, and were investigated in relation to client continuance, perceived powerlessness, and initiative. Low reward predicament, desiring what is not expected to occur, were positively associated with continuance and powerlessness, and negatively with initialive. Aversive predicament, expecting the unwanted to occur, was negatively related to continuance and powerlessnes, and positively to initiative. Implications for treatment and further study are discussed.
AB - Discrepancies between client expectations and preferences for the treatment process were viewed as constituting two types of treatment predicaments, and were investigated in relation to client continuance, perceived powerlessness, and initiative. Low reward predicament, desiring what is not expected to occur, were positively associated with continuance and powerlessness, and negatively with initialive. Aversive predicament, expecting the unwanted to occur, was negatively related to continuance and powerlessnes, and positively to initiative. Implications for treatment and further study are discussed.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/9244233887
U2 - 10.1300/J079v03n04_03
DO - 10.1300/J079v03n04_03
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AN - SCOPUS:9244233887
SN - 0148-8376
VL - 3
SP - 371
EP - 381
JO - Journal of Social Service Research
JF - Journal of Social Service Research
IS - 4
ER -