Five Asian American and 5 European American female counselors each saw 3 Asian American volunteer clients for 1 session of career-focused individual counseling. Examination of counselor nonverbal behaviors revealed that European American counselors displayed significantly greater frequency of adaptors, postural shifts, and smiles than did Asian American counselors. The frequency of smiles was significantly positively correlated with client-rated session positivity and session arousal, and the frequency of postural shifts was significantly positively correlated with client-rated session arousal. Limitations and implications of the findings are described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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