Understanding the attitudes and intentions of future professionals toward self-help

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Meissen, Gregory J.
Mason, William C.
Gleason, David F.
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1991-10
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American journal of community psychology. 1991 Oct; 19(5): 699-714.
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Examined the attitudes, beliefs, and intentions toward self-help groups of 168 graduate students in clinical psychology and social work from five universities using the theory of reasoned action as a model (Fishbein, 1979). Participants held positive attitudes and beliefs regarding self-help and intended to collaborate. Participants who were members of self-help groups had significantly greater intentions to collaborate and had more positive beliefs vs. nonmembers. There were no differences between social work and psychology students. Path analysis showed that students who held positive attitudes and beliefs and perceived that their faculty were positive regarding self-help had intentions to collaborate with self-help groups. Involving self-help groups as partners in professional training was considered empowering and a wise use of the expert resources that groups can provide.

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Springer New York LLC
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American Journal of Community Psychology
Am J Community Psychol
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0091-0562
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