TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between counseling self-efficacy and communication skills of volunteer rape crisis advocates
AU - Carlyle, Kellie E.
AU - Roberto, Anthony J.
PY - 2007/8
Y1 - 2007/8
N2 - This research examines the relationships between communication competence, communication anxiety, and five subdimensions of counseling self-efficacy. The sample consists of volunteers trained at two rape crisis centers (n = 63) over a one-year period. As hypothesized, communication anxiety was negatively related and communication competence positively related to the subdimensions of counseling self-efficacy. Results suggest that training programs need to be aware of how personality characteristics may affect a volunteer's ability to become an efficacious counselor. Implications for how rape crisis centers can integrate these communication issues into their training programs and improve the self-efficacy of their advocates are discussed.
AB - This research examines the relationships between communication competence, communication anxiety, and five subdimensions of counseling self-efficacy. The sample consists of volunteers trained at two rape crisis centers (n = 63) over a one-year period. As hypothesized, communication anxiety was negatively related and communication competence positively related to the subdimensions of counseling self-efficacy. Results suggest that training programs need to be aware of how personality characteristics may affect a volunteer's ability to become an efficacious counselor. Implications for how rape crisis centers can integrate these communication issues into their training programs and improve the self-efficacy of their advocates are discussed.
KW - Communication Anxiety
KW - Communication Competence
KW - Rape Crisis Advocate
KW - Self-Efficacy
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U2 - 10.1080/08824090701438994
DO - 10.1080/08824090701438994
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859862297
SN - 0882-4096
VL - 24
SP - 185
EP - 193
JO - Communication Research Reports
JF - Communication Research Reports
IS - 3
ER -