45-4 Correlation Study of Members’ Climate Perceptions and Self-Disclosure Reasons in the Different Stages of Unstructured Group Counseling
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships of members’ perceptions of group climates and their reasons of willingness or unwillingness to self-disclose through the group process. The correlation between members’ climate perceptions and self-disclosure reasons in the transition and work stages of counseling groups was explored. Ninety-six participants from fourteen unstructured counseling groups (each ten sessions) were invited to attend this study. The questionnaires ＂Self Disclosure Questionnaire＂ and ＂Group Climate Scale＂ were completed immediately after each group meeting two through nine. The second through fourth sessions which identified as the transition stage and the seventh through ninth which identified as the work stage were selected to analyze the regression between members’ climate perceptions and their self-disclosure reasons. Two parts of results were presented. In the transition stage of the counseling groups, reasons of being willing to disclose included discomfort with silence. Reasons of being unwilling (i.e., feeling uncertain and feeling uncomfortable) showed predictable positive relationship with the conflict climate perception. In the work stage, reasons of being willing to disclose (i.e., others-initiated and discomfort with silence) showed predictable negative relationship with the engagement climate perception, and reasons of being unwilling (i.e., self-devaluation, feeling uncertain and personal pace) showed predictable positive relationship with the conflict. The recommendations for practice and further research were discussed and proposed.
Keywords
factors of self-disclosure ； group climate ； group counseling ； group process ； self-disclosure
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