Reactance in Relation to Different Supervisory Environments and Counselor Development

This study examined 78 counselor trainees’ preference for structure in supervision as moderated by level of experience, reactance potential & content of supervision. Beginning students preferred structured supervision. The preference for advanced students was moderated by reactance & content. For relationship content, advanced students who were high on reactance preferred low structure supervision & vice versa. In suicide content condition, all advanced students preferred structured supervision.