Effects of persuasion and autotelic inquiry methods on attitude change.
Attitude change of nursing students following two group-therapy treatments, involving persuasive communication (n = 6) and autotelic inquiry (n = 7), was measured by the Attitude Toward Old People and Opinions About Mental Illness scales. Rotter's Locus of Control scale was used to measure internal vs external orientation. A significant difference from controls (n = 14) for Interpersonal Etiology on the Opinions About Mental Illness scale was found for the Autotelic Inquiry group (n = 7) which provided role-induced simulations, but no difference was found for Atttitudes Toward Old People or Locus of Control.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D005716:Game Theory; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D013338:Students, Nursing