Helper theoryとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Helper theory or the helper therapy principle is a model, first described in 1965 by Frank Riessman, attempting to explain the therapeutic effect for both people in a "helper" and "helpee" relationship within self-help/mutual-aid support groups. According to the model, in the process of helping another member, the helper gains an increased sense self-efficacy making the relationship mutually beneficial. Members in a self-help/mutual-aid group found that being in both helper and helpee rolls correlated positively with their psychological wellbeing and perceived benefit of the group. Such members had a greater sense of well-being and a more favorable opinion of the group than members who were helpees only.