Dual relationship activities: principal component analysis of counselors' attitudes.
The British Columbian Members of the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Association were surveyed to explore their attitudes regarding dual relationships. Of 529 deliverable surveys, 206 usable returns yielded a response rate of 39%. The survey instrument collected data regarding respondents' characteristics and ethicality ratings of 39 dual relationship activity items. An exploratory principal components analysis was performed on responses, resulting in a 4-factor equation, which accounted for 44% of the total variance. The results suggest that, although conceptual considerations of dual relationship typology do underlay the resultant factors, the relative ethicality of each item is also influential.
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University of Victoria, 1233 Roy Rd., Victoria, BC, Canada V8Z 2X8, Canada. tnigro@telus.net
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D003376:Counseling / Q000941:ethics*; D003625:Data Collection; D036262:Empirical Research; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D033062:Friends; D037921:Gift Giving / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D011584:Psychology; D012725:Sexual Behavior