title: Self and other ratings of Canadian and Korean groups of mental health professionals and their clients.
abstract: Taylor and Brown's concept of positive illusions (1988) was examined in two studies. It was predicted that more mentally healthy professional helpers (n= 103) than less mentally healthy clients (n=89) (a) view themselves in more self-aggrandizing, positive terms and (h) hold a more optimistic view of their future. Two groups of participants from two culturally different settings, i.e., Canada and Korea, completed questionnaires assessing self-description of personality and view of their own futures. Analysis supported predictions for both Canadian and Korean samples. Implications of the study are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. dylee@mm.ewha.ac.kr
authors.forename: Dong Yul
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Max R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Uhlemann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce