Empathy and Emotional Intelligence among Eastern and Western Counsellor Trainees: A Preliminary Study |
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| Authors: | Kara A Young Kaelber Robert C Schwartz |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Counseling and Human Development, Malone University, 2600 Cleveland Ave., NW, Osborne Hall, 2nd Floor, Canton, OH, 44709, USA
2. Department of Counseling, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
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| Abstract: | This study explored degree of empathy and emotional intelligence among Thai (n?=?48) and American (n?=?53) counsellor trainees to determine if differences in Eastern and Western cultural orientations (e.g., interdependent versus independent self-construals) affect foundational counselling skills. Results indicated that Western trainees showed greater empathy, although no differences were found in emotional intelligence between Eastern and Western trainees. Length of training correlated with greater empathy in both groups, but was not associated with emotional intelligence. Type of self-construal correlated with both degree of empathy and emotional intelligence. Implications for counselling research and training are addressed. |
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