Abstract
In 2 interrelated investigations, the authors examined the extent to which affect, as measured by the Psychosocial Costs of Racism to Whites scale (PCRW; L. B. Spanierman & M. J. Heppner, 2004), would predict various dimensions of multicultural counseling competence (MCC). In Study 1, structural equation modeling was used to test a mediating model of PCRW predicting self-reported MCC among a sample of White trainees (n = 311) from 34 states across the country. The overall model was a good fit to the data, with affective variables (e.g., White empathy, White guilt, and White fear) mediating the associations between color-blind racial attitudes and MCC and multicultural training and MCC. In Study 2, self-reported, demonstrated, and observed MCC were assessed among a sample of White trainees (n = 59; 40 of whose clinical supervisors participated) from 20 states. White guilt significantly predicted multicultural case conceptualization, and White empathy significantly predicted supervisor ratings of participants' MCC.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 75-88 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of counseling psychology |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- White guilt
- White racial attitudes
- affective reactions to racism
- multicultural counseling competence
- psychosocial costs of racism to Whites
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health