Supervisees’ Nondisclosure in South Korea and the United States: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

• Published in: The Counseling psychologist Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 450 - 476
• Main Authors: Son, Eunjung, Ellis, Michael V., Hutman, Heidi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2022; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Alliances; Attachment; Clinical psychology; Counseling; Cross cultural studies; Cultural conflict; Cultural values; Nondisclosure; Role conflict; Supervision; Therapeutic alliances; United States > US; 슈퍼비전 작업동맹; supervisory working alliance; 비교문화연구; clinical supervision; cross-cultural comparison; Asian cultural values; 아시아의 문화적 가치; supervisee nondisclosure; 슈퍼비전; 슈퍼바이지 비개방
• ISSN: 0011-0000; 1552-3861
• DOI: 10.1177/00110000221074625

This study investigated the effects of supervisee characteristics (rejection attachment), the supervisory relationship (supervisory working alliance, role conflict), and Asian cultural values on supervisee nondisclosure (clinically related and supervision related nondisclosures) for South Korean and U.S. American supervisees. Participants were 474 predominantly female supervisees in counseling and clinical psychology programs (227 South Korean, 247 U.S. American). Three major findings emerged: (a) the four predictors collectively predicted both types of supervisee nondisclosure jointly in both countries, (b) the supervisory working alliance predicted the two types of supervisee nondisclosure jointly in both countries, and (c) post hoc tests suggested that the supervisory working alliance mediated the relations of role conflict and rejection attachment with supervisee nondisclosure in both countries, and the relation of Asian cultural values with supervisee nondisclosure for South Korean supervisees. Implications for theory, research, and practice are discussed.