Date Approved
8-18-2014
Embargo Period
3-3-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Department
Psychology
College
College of Science & Mathematics
Advisor
Miller, Matthew
Subject(s)
Sex differences; Depression, Mental
Disciplines
Psychiatric and Mental Health
Abstract
The counseling relationship is a major factor in promoting change from the client in the therapeutic relationship. Additional factors contributing to or hindering this relationship including gender, depressive symptomology, and disclosure tendency, collectively require further attention to facilitate improved treatment outcomes in counseling. Male and female college students (N = 212) completed measures that assessed depression symptomology and disclosure tendency. It was hypothesized that female college students would engage in greater levels of self-disclosure than male students and that greater depressive symptomology would equate to a lesser degree of disclosure tendency. The employed ANOVA model found no interaction between gender, depression, and disclosure; however, results partially supported the hypotheses. Female college students engaged in greater levels of self-disclosure compared to male students. Greater depressive symptomology however, equated to greater disclosure among both male and female participants. Limitations, directions for future research, and implications of finding were discussed.
Recommended Citation
Rubio, Nicole, "Gender differences and depression in self-disclosure on the therapeutic relationship" (2014). Theses and Dissertations. 256.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/256
