An analysis of the relationship between acceptance of and respect for self and acceptance of and respect for others in ten counseling cases.

Vocational and psychological characteristics of employed, non-college degreed, incongruent women

“…This scale was developed from a definition provided by Sheerer (1949) who stated that the behavior of the self-acceptant person would demonstrate a faith in the ability to cope with life, an absence of shyness, a sense of self-worth, and the taking of responsibility. The SA scale has a range of 1-30; the sample's range was 9-30.…”

Measuring and Characterizing Unconditional Self-Acceptance

“…Although the focus in the beginning of the empirical study of self-acceptance was on understanding and measuring self-acceptance and its distinction from otheracceptance (e.g., Raimy, 1948 ;Sheerer, 1949 ), emphasis has shifted over time to studying how self-acceptance differs from other constructs (e.g., Shepard, 1979 ), and in particular, self-esteem. The relevance of this consideration is apparent in Ryff's ( 1989 ) test development research on the SPWB.…”

“…Sheerer ( 1949 ) elaborated upon Raimy's work by developing an expanded coding scheme for rating clients' statements in sessions as refl ecting varying degrees of acceptance of self or of other. Self-acceptance and other-acceptance ratings showed a sizable positive correlation ( r = 0.51) and tended to change in tandem, both showing increases over the course of treatment.…”

“…One prominent selfreport scale fostering research in the 1950s was Berger's Expressed Acceptance of Self and Others Scale, which used slightly modifi ed versions of Sheerer's ( 1949 ) defi nitions of acceptance and respect for oneself and others. Some aspects of Berger's multifaceted defi nition of self-acceptance are consistent with contemporary usage (e.g., "considers himself a person of worth on an equal plane with others," p. 779), whereas others appear to incorporate predicted correlations of self-acceptance into its very defi nition (e.g., "is not shy or self-conscious," p. 779), and still others read as a bit dated ("does not regard himself as totally different from others, 'queer', or generally abnormal in his reactions," p. 779).…”

De innerlijke criticus in cliëntgericht-experiëntiële psychotherapie.

“…De problematiek van de innerlijke criticus kreeg hierbij geen speciale aandacht. Wel werd vastgesteld dat de thematiek van de zelfaanvaarding en het zelfrespect bij de meerderheid van de clie¨nten ter sprake komt en dat er een duidelijke toename in zelfaanvaarding op te merken is bij succesvolle therapiee¨n (Sheerer, 1949). In het kader van de evolutie naar een differentie¨le clie¨ntgerichte psychotherapie, is er sinds het einde van de jaren tachtig meer interesse gekomen voor specifieke problematieken en processen (Rice & Greenberg, 1984).…”