Abstract
157 healthy subjects (112 women, 45 men, between 25 and 53 years old) have been investigated by using the »Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration-Test« and the »BASE test« (Behavioral Attitudes and Search Evaluation) before and after support group sessions. Subjects were highly educated Russian-speaking new immigrants in Israel, either unemployed or employed who have not been chosen according to their educational level. The intention of finding a professional job was their main motivation for joining the group. Results: In men attitudes towards search activity increased after the group sessions, while attitudes towards chaotic and passive behavior decreased. Behavioral attitudes in women displayed a broad deviation before and after group sessions. In both genders search activity correlates negatively with passive behavior and after group training also with chaotic behavior. In women search activity correlates negatively with the fixation on obstacles, while stereotyped behavior before group training correlated positively with this variable. In men passive behavior before group sessions correlated positively with the fixation on obstacles. Conclusion: Search activity is the most adaptive form of behavior. In men there is an increase of search activity to be found after attending a support group.
| Translated title of the contribution | The dynamics of behavior attitudes in the process of group training |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 390-400 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Dynamische Psychiatrie |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| State | Published - 2002 |