Attitude, stigma and working alliance in the counseling relationship among university students: A conceptual paper

Siti Nurafif Naim and Chua, Bee Seok and Muhammad Idris Bullare @ Bahari and Patricia Joseph Kimong (2021) Attitude, stigma and working alliance in the counseling relationship among university students: A conceptual paper.

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Abstract

University students utilizing campus counseling services is still very low, despite easy accessibility and no fee if not minimal. Even when students may benefit from one, avoiding counseling may lead to unattended psychological problems that affect their academic achievement. Therefore, once a student enters counseling, the counselor has an important role in ensuring a strong working alliance in the relationship. Different psychotherapeutic approaches have long recognized the crucial component of working alliance in counseling, central to clients' change. Rupture in the working alliance may lead to reduced motivation returning to counseling. While attitude and stigma have been associated with counseling avoidance among university students in the Malaysian context, investigations into the three working alliance constructs based on Bordin's (1979) concept on the working alliance has not been adequately examined. The three components to the working alliance concept are as follows: (i) Goal; (ii) Task; and; (iii) Bond. The present conceptual paper discussed the role of disclosing psychological distress and intention to seek counseling in the relationship between attitude and stigma and working alliance among Malaysian university students. A conceptual framework is developed based on the reviewed literature guided by the theory of reasoned action and the theory of working alliance.

Item Type:	Proceedings
Keyword:	Working alliance , Intention to seek counseling , Attitude , Stigma , Distress disclosure
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF1-990 Psychology > BF636-637 Applied psychology L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education > LB2300-2430 Higher education
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Psychology and Education
Depositing User:	DG MASNIAH AHMAD -
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2021 08:46
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2021 08:46
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31355

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