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An examination of whether scores of attitudes based on labels and counselor attributes predict scores of human relations and beliefs about rape in counselors

Litam, Stacey Diane A.
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5398-8305
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1519722306972805

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2018, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences.
The purpose of this study was to examine whether scores of attitudes based on labels as measured by the Attitudes Toward Prostitutes and Prostitutions Scale (APPS) and the Attitudes Toward Trafficked Women and Sex Trafficking Scale (ATTS) and counselor attributes predicted scores of empathy on the Empathy Assessment Index (EAI) and scores of rape myth acceptance on the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale Short Form (IRMA-SF) in counselors. The participants in this study (N = 396) included licensed professional counselors (LPCs) and licensed professional clinical counselors (LPCCs) in Ohio. The results of this study found a difference on attitudes depending on whether "prostitute" or "sex trafficking" labels were used. The study also confirmed how attitudes based on labels and counselor demographics predicted empathy scores on the EAI and scores of rape myth acceptance on the IRMA. Within both APPS and ATTS groups, male counselors were more likely to accept rape myths compared to female counselors. The significance of this study's results illuminate the importance of avoiding stigmatizing labels within counseling, counselor education, and counselor supervision settings.
Jane A. Cox (Committee Co-Chair)
Steven Rainey (Committee Co-Chair)
216 p.
Counseling Education
human trafficking; sex trafficking; labels; empathy; rape myth acceptance; social justice; attitudes; counselors

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  • Litam, S. D. A. (2018). An examination of whether scores of attitudes based on labels and counselor attributes predict scores of human relations and beliefs about rape in counselors [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1519722306972805

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  • Litam, Stacey Diane. An examination of whether scores of attitudes based on labels and counselor attributes predict scores of human relations and beliefs about rape in counselors . 2018. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1519722306972805.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Litam, Stacey Diane. "An examination of whether scores of attitudes based on labels and counselor attributes predict scores of human relations and beliefs about rape in counselors ." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1519722306972805

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