Preferred therapist characteristics of Muslim college women in the United Arab Emirates

Therapeutic alliance and psychotherapeutic outcomes can be influenced by therapist characteristics. While research has explored preferred therapist characteristics in Western secular contexts, few studies have examined this question among Muslim populations in the Arab world. This study explores Ara...

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Main Author: Grey, Ian (author)
Other Authors: Tohme, Pia (author), Thomas, Justin (author), Al Mazrouie, Mariam (author), Abi-Habib, Rudy (author)
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Published: 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/12421
https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2020.1795823
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Grey, I., Tohme, P., Thomas, J., Al Mazrouie, M., & Abi-Habib, R. (2020). Preferred therapist characteristics of Muslim college women in the United Arab Emirates: implications for psychotherapy. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 23(9), 745-755.
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description Therapeutic alliance and psychotherapeutic outcomes can be influenced by therapist characteristics. While research has explored preferred therapist characteristics in Western secular contexts, few studies have examined this question among Muslim populations in the Arab world. This study explores Arab, Muslim women's expressed preferences concerning therapist characteristics. Two hundred and twenty college women attending a tertiary educational institution in the United Arab Emirates were presented with a list of twenty-two therapist characteristics derived from previous research and included attributes such as empathy, compassion and honesty. Participants performed a discrete choice task, expressing a preference for either male or female therapists, and for therapists of the same (Emirati) or different nationality. The most frequently endorsed characteristic among the present population was confidentiality. Implications are discussed with reference to psychotherapy practice with Muslim clients in the UAE and the need for an empirical approach to the identification of preferred therapist characteristics.
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spelling Preferred therapist characteristics of Muslim college women in the United Arab Emiratesimplications for psychotherapyGrey, IanTohme, PiaThomas, JustinAl Mazrouie, MariamAbi-Habib, RudyTherapeutic alliance and psychotherapeutic outcomes can be influenced by therapist characteristics. While research has explored preferred therapist characteristics in Western secular contexts, few studies have examined this question among Muslim populations in the Arab world. This study explores Arab, Muslim women's expressed preferences concerning therapist characteristics. Two hundred and twenty college women attending a tertiary educational institution in the United Arab Emirates were presented with a list of twenty-two therapist characteristics derived from previous research and included attributes such as empathy, compassion and honesty. Participants performed a discrete choice task, expressing a preference for either male or female therapists, and for therapists of the same (Emirati) or different nationality. The most frequently endorsed characteristic among the present population was confidentiality. Implications are discussed with reference to psychotherapy practice with Muslim clients in the UAE and the need for an empirical approach to the identification of preferred therapist characteristics.PublishedN/A2021-01-21T19:51:51Z2021-01-21T19:51:51Z20202021-01-21Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1367-4676http://hdl.handle.net/10725/12421https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2020.1795823Grey, I., Tohme, P., Thomas, J., Al Mazrouie, M., & Abi-Habib, R. (2020). Preferred therapist characteristics of Muslim college women in the United Arab Emirates: implications for psychotherapy. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 23(9), 745-755.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13674676.2020.1795823enMental Health, Religion & Cultureinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/124212021-05-18T07:46:18Z
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url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/12421
https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2020.1795823
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13674676.2020.1795823