Most counselor personality variables investigated since 1960 were not significantly related to the effectiveness criteria employed¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 1975 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across reviewed studies of counselor characteristics, most variables investigated were not significantly related to the criterion of effectiveness employed. → Rowe 1975

Evidence¶

Rowe 1975¶

Rowe, W., Murphy, H. B., & De Csipkes, R. A. (1975). The Relationship of Counselor Characteristics and Counseling Effectiveness. Review of Educational Research, 45(2), 231-246. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543045002231

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review's own summary judgment of the studies it surveys in its section on scales and rating devices. The article states that "Most variables investigated were not significantly related to the criterion employed." No pooled effect size is printed.

"Most variables investigated were not significantly related to the criterion employed."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Significant findings about counselor characteristics often failed to replicate, with contrary results shown on re-investigation — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Most investigated counselor personality variables are not significantly related to effectiveness criteria, and variables significant in one study often show contrary results when re-investigated — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Global-judgment criteria of counselor effectiveness lack clarity, making replication fruitless and the research unproductive — related