This study examined the relationship between clients' reports of inhibition due to the fact that their counseling interviews were recorded (for the purpose of counselor supervision) and their evaluations of several aspects of counseling. For clients with personal problems, ratings of inhibition were negatively related to (a) over-all evaluation of counseling, (b) satisfaction with counseling, and (c) evaluations of the counseling climate. However, inhibition was not significantly related to any aspect of evaluation for educational-vocational clients. Implications of these findings in relation to additional research on recording were discussed.
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