2014
Humanistic experience and psychodynamic understanding: empirical associations among facets of self-actualization and psychological mindedness
Beitel M, Wald L, Midgett A, Green D, Cecero J, Kishon R, Barry D. Humanistic experience and psychodynamic understanding: empirical associations among facets of self-actualization and psychological mindedness. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies 2014, 14: 137-148. DOI: 10.1080/14779757.2014.981653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological mindednessHumanistic psychologySelf-ActualizationPsychological Mindedness ScaleEmpirical connectionWestern US universityParticipant volunteersCross-sectional designConstruct levelPsychodynamic understandingMeasurable constructBrief IndexBalanced IndexShort IndexMindednessDemographic formDemographic variablesEmpirical associationPsychologyStudy variablesEthnicity/racePsychoanalysisSingle timepointUS universitiesInterdisciplinary implications
2009
Do psychologically‐minded clients expect more from counselling?
Beitel M, Hutz A, Sheffield KM, Gunn C, Cecero JJ, Barry DT. Do psychologically‐minded clients expect more from counselling? Psychology And Psychotherapy Theory Research And Practice 2009, 82: 369-383. PMID: 19527565, DOI: 10.1348/147608309x436711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAwarenessCharacterCognitive Behavioral TherapyCounselingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ParticipationPatient SatisfactionPersonality InventoryProfessional-Patient RelationsPsychoanalytic TherapyPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsPsychological mindednessPositive outcomesPsychological Mindedness ScaleClient expectationsParticipant volunteersPersonality stylesCounselling questionnaireCross-sectional designDispositional optimismSession behaviorLife orientationSouthwestern US universityStudy variablesMindednessGreat expectationsCounsellingExpectationsClientsUS universitiesHigh levelsRelationshipTherapistsCounselorsParticipantsOptimism