Db. Hilton et al., THE EFFECTS OF SUPERVISORS RACE AND LEVEL OF SUPPORT ON PERCEPTIONS OF SUPERVISION, Journal of counseling and development, 73(5), 1995, pp. 559-563
The effects of supervision support and supervisor race were examined i
n a 2 x 2 factorial design (high vs. low support x African American vs
. Caucasian supervisor), with the inclusion of a no-supervision contro
l condition. Sixty Caucasian women served as counselors in two counsel
ing sessions with a confederate client. They were supervised by 1 of 6
experienced supervisors-3 African American and 3 Caucasian. Dependent
variables included measures of counselor anxiety, perceived performan
ce, satisfaction, and perceptions of the supervisory relationship. Res
ults revealed a significant main effect for supervisor level of suppor
t but no significant effects for supervisor race. Implications of the
findings and directions for future research are discussed.