The Online and Face-to-Face Counseling Attitudes Scales: A Validation Study

Abstract

This article reports on the development of measures of attitudes toward online and face-to-face counseling Overall, participants expressed more favorable evaluations of face-to-face counseling than of online counseling. Significant correlations were found between online and face-to-face counseling with traditional help seeking attitudes, comfort with e-mail, and interest in various counseling services. Counseling and research considerations are reviewed.