Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of the Bias Questionnaire.
| It is acceptable if the therapist… | Totally disagree (%) | Somewhat disagree (%) | Undecided (%) | Somewhat agree (%) | Totally agree (%) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is a man. | 17.0 | 13.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 21.0 | 3.20 (1.37) |
| Is a woman. (n = 99) | 2.0 | 4.0 | 14.1 | 22.2 | 57.6 | 4.29 (0.99) |
| Has a different opinion regarding national politics. | 21.0 | 12.0 | 48.0 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 2.71 (1.12) |
| Is from another country. | 1.0 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 22.0 | 46.0 | 4.10 (0.96) |
| Belongs to a different ethnic group. (n = 99) | 8.1 | 2.0 | 35.4 | 32.3 | 22.2 | 3.59 (1.11) |
| Belongs to a different religious group. | 13.0 | 10.0 | 31.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 3.34 (1.30) |
| Overall rating on the Bias Questionnaire | 10.4 | 7.2 | 30.3 | 22.7 | 29.4 | 3.54 (1.14) |
The full sample consisted of N = 100 participants. Totally disagree = 1, Somewhat disagree = 2, Neither agree nor disagree = 3, Somewhat agree = 4, Totally agree = 5.