An examination of the contact hypothesis of help-seeking preferences toward school counselors: A questionnaires study of Junior high school students

• MIZUNO Haruhisa

  Osaka Kyoiku University

• YAMAGUCHI Toyokazu

  Atomi Gakuen University

• ISHIKUMA Toshinori

  University of Tsukuba

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 中学生のスクールカウンセラーに対する被援助志向性―接触仮説に焦点をあてて―
• チュウガクセイ ノ スクールカウンセラー ニ タイスル ヒエンジョ シコウセイ : セッショク カセツ ニ ショウテン オ アテテ

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between students’ contact experiences to their school counselors and their help-seeking preferences using three hundred and eighty two junior high school students’ questionnaires responses. The examination of contact hypothesis indicate that 1)those who recognize availability of school counselor indicate positive score of “Positive Aspects for Helping” 2) students those who had conversation with school counselor reported positive score of “Positive Aspects for Helping” and “Fear for Self-disclosure”; 3) Those who had read newsletters from counseling office reported positive score of “Positive Aspects for Helping”. These results support the contact hypothesis.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Community Psychology

  Japanese Journal of Community Psychology 12 (2), 170-180, 2009-03-31

  Japanese Society of Community Psychology

Keywords

• help-seeking preferences
• contact hypothesis
• school counselors
• school counseling

Details

• CRID: 1390010292729292032
• NII Article ID: 40019768451
• NII Book ID: AA11358158
• DOI: 10.32236/jscpjournal.12.2_170
• ISSN: 24342041
• ISSN: 13428691
• NDL BIB ID: 024805328
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/024805328
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I024805328
• Text Lang: ja
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