Value and Trait Comparisons of Clinical and Counseling Students: An Exploratory Study

Abstract

A small matched sample of graduate students in clinical and counseling psychology programs was obtained. Their scores were compared on Guilford's STDCR and GAMIN Inventories and the Allport-Vernon-Lindzey Study of Values. Several significant differences suggest that the investigation of values and traits may have potentially important implications for the selection and training of future therapists.

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