Understanding and Addressing Clients' Resistance to Group Counseling

This study examined college students' attitudes about group counseling and created a reliable instrument for measuring those attitudes Results indicated that perceptions of counselor behavior did affect clients' intent to learn more about group counseling but did not affect clients' attitudes about it. Contrary to expectations, clients held neutral to positive attitudes rather than negative attitudes Gender differences in attitudes about group work were also reported. Implications for more effectively addressing students' reservations about group counseling are made based on the findings.