Ethnic group preferences for multicultural counseling competencies.
Asian American (n = 155), European American (n = 200), and Hispanic (n = 152) undergraduate students were surveyed using a paired-comparison format to determine preferences for the 9 attitudes/beliefs, 11 knowledges, and 11 skills identified by D. W. Sue, P. Arredondo, and R. J. McDavis (1992) as characteristics of the competent multicultural counselor. The Bradley-Terry-Luce model, which uses a weighted least square regression to place the competencies on a continuum from least preferred to most preferred and to test for significant intergroup differences, was used to analyze the data. Results indicated that preferences for 5 of the 9 attitudes/beliefs, 5 of the 11 knowledges, and 7 of the 11 skills competencies varied as a function of race/ethnicity.
Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, US. lizfraga@aol.com
Elizabeth D
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Fraga
Donald R
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Atkinson
Bruce E
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Wampold
D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003376:Counseling; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*