Men’s preferences for therapist gender: predictors and impact on satisfaction with therapy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Zac E. Seidler ◽  
Michael J. Wilson ◽  
David Kealy ◽  
John L. Oliffe ◽  
John S. Ogrodniczuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Therapist Gender

scholarly journals The effect of dentist gender on the anxiety level of visiting children

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
Mona Jahangiri ◽  
Atefe Ferdosipour
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Random Selection ◽  
Mental Condition ◽  
Keywords Children ◽  
Therapist Gender ◽  
The Common ◽  
Children’S Anxiety ◽  
Female Therapists ◽  
Anxiety And Fear ◽  
Selection Of

Anxiety and fear of dentistry are some of the common topics among most children. The purpose of this study is to survey the effect of therapist gender on the anxiety of children. Due to considerable hypotheses and questions in this study, the t-dependent method is used to reach results. Zung questionnaire was used for the assessment of children's anxiety to 8 years old age, which was included 20 questions that considered a physical and mental condition of anxiety, which is based on the spectrum scales of not being, low, medium, and high. The statistical community consisted of 60 people obtained through a random selection of samples. The results arising from this study showed that children have more cooperation and calmness with female therapists, and their anxiety is less than the children who were treated by male therapists. Keywords:  Children anxiety, therapist, gender, visiting children, dentistry  

Effect of Client-Therapist Gender Match on the Therapeutic Relationship: An Exploratory Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 565-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuldhir S. Bhati
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Alliance ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Male Client ◽  
Female Therapist ◽  
Naturalistic Setting ◽  
Therapist Gender ◽  
Male Therapist ◽  
Female Effect ◽  
Gender Matching ◽  
Female Therapists

Matching clients and counselors on the basis of heuristics, such as gender, is common in clinical practice. Considerable research has examined the effect of gender matching on the therapeutic alliance with equivocal results. Researchers have offered various hypotheses to explain these findings without consensus. This study sought to examine gender matching in a naturalistic setting and proposed that gender matching varies in importance depending upon the stage of the therapeutic relationship. It was hypothesized that gender matching affects the therapeutic alliance initially and then becomes less important as other factors come into play. Results did not support the hypothesis but showed a general “female effect.” Across all stages of therapy, female clients matched with female therapists reported therapeutic alliance ratings higher than dyads with a male therapist. Dyads with a female therapist and male client also reported alliance higher than male gender matched dyads. Implications of these results, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

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