Date of Award
Spring 4-7-2015
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
PhD Counseling Psychology
Department
Professional Psychology and Family Therapy
Advisor
Laura K. Palmer, Ph.D., ABPP, Mentor
Committee Member
John E. Smith, Ed.D.
Committee Member
Elaine Walker, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Michael Mobley, Ph.D., External Reader
Keywords
sexual orientation, competence, sexual minority, multicultural
Abstract
Attitudes toward sexual orientation, specifically towards those who identify as lesbians, gay men, and bisexual (LGB) individuals, have varied temporally. Given the pervasiveness of heterosexism in American culture, it becomes quite important to understand if we, as psychologists, could unintentionally create heterosexist environments with our clients. This study looked at the following research question: What are the unique contributions of the predictor variables: exposure to persons of sexual minority status, training experience in sexual minority populations, perceived multicultural competence, and engagement in sexual minority specialization and practice to the criterion variable perceived sexual orientation competence within United States (US) licensed psychologists?
Recommended Citation
Cooper, Marty A., "Sexual Orientation Competence: Psychologists’ Perceived Competence and Relationships to Multicultural Competence, Training, Engagement, and Exposure to Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals" (2015). Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs). 2089.
https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2089
