An examination of the contact hypothesis of help-seeking preferences toward school counselors: A questionnaires study of Junior high school students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between students’ contact experiences to their school counselors and their help-seeking preferences using three hundred and eighty two junior high school students’ questionnaires responses. The examination of contact hypothesis indicate that 1)those who recognize availability of school counselor indicate positive score of “Positive Aspects for Helping” 2) students those who had conversation with school counselor reported positive score of “Positive Aspects for Helping” and “Fear for Self-disclosure”; 3) Those who had read newsletters from counseling office reported positive score of “Positive Aspects for Helping”. These results support the contact hypothesis.