A Study on the Relation between the Family as a Social Support of Clients and Effectiveness of Supportive Interview

Abstract

　　This study focused on the relation between the family as a social support of clients and effectiveness of supportive interview. First, Social Support Questionnaire, Manifest Anxiety Scale, Scale of the Pregnant Term Anxiety, Todaishiki Egogram were administered to 166 pregnant women. And then 4 pregnant women (2 with high-social support and 2 with low-social support) were selected as clients of supportive interview. All sessions were taken place by the auther and their effectiveness were assessed by decrease of anxiety and evaluation of supportive interview by the clients. The degree of agreement between personality, ability to perceive and utilize social support, what clients expected from supportive interview and what interviewer offered was closely related with effectiveness of supportive interview. The consideration of the elements of the social support of the client in psychotherapy is recommended from this study.