Hlk. Coleman et al., ETHNIC-MINORITIES RATINGS OF ETHNICALLY SIMILAR AND EUROPEAN-AMERICANCOUNSELORS - A METAANALYSIS, Journal of counseling psychology, 42(1), 1995, pp. 55-64
A meta-analysis of studies that assessed ethnic minorities' perception
s of and preferences for ethnically similar counselors and European Am
erican counselors showed that ethnic minorities tended to prefer ethni
cally similar counselors over European American counselors. However, t
he perceptions of and preferences for counselors were influenced by th
e cultural affiliation of the participants and the research methods us
ed. More precise methods for determining the degree to which ethnic mi
norities' preferences for ethnically similar counselors is a function
of inferences concerning attitudes, values, and skill needs to be deve
loped.