This study was concerned with the relationship between measured personality factors and counselor function as judged by counselees. The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) was administered to 22 counselors who counseled with 880 prospective college freshmen. Subsequent to three counseling sessions, each counselee rated his counselor on "unconditional positive regard," "empathic understanding," "congruence," and "trust," using the Relationship Inventory. Significant (p < .05) correlations of moderate magnitude were found between four of the personality factors and three of the relationship variables. Also, the 16 PF proved to be an effective discriminator for level of functioning when the counselors were divided into high-and low-functioning groups based on the Relationship Inventory ratings.
The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire was administered to 41 counselors and 41 administrators enrolled in graduate courses at Auburn University. The scores were compared in terms of individual factors and profiles. A discriminate analysis of scores correctly identified counselors in 31 out of 40 cases while principals were classified correctly in 34 out of 41 cases. Five factors found to be significantly different (P < .05) between counselors and administrators were: Factor C (Emotional vs Mature, Calm), Factor G (Expedient vs Conscientious), Factor I (Tough‐Minded vs Tender‐Minded), Factor L (Trusting vs Suspicious), and Factor N (Forthright vs Shrewd).
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