DEPRESSION AND LOGICAL CONSISTENCY OF PERSONAL CONSTRUCTS

Neimeyer has suggested that moderately depressed people tend to have relatively disorganized personal construct systems. Non-depressed people see themselves consistently positively, highly depressed people view themselves negatively, while moderately depressed people view the self with ambivalence. Using a grid measure of logical consistency, with a college sample, moderate depression scores were found to accompany greater levels of logical inconsistency. Results offer some support for Neimeyer's suggestion that moderate depression, as opposed to nondepression and deep depression, leads to greater disorganization of construct systems.

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CIRCUMSPECTION, PREEMPTION AND PERSONAL CONSTRUCTS

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.1983.11.2.33 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 33-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

William Chambers

Keyword(s):

Personal Construct ◽

Personal Construct Theory ◽

Personal Constructs ◽

Logical Inconsistency ◽

Personal Construct Psychology ◽

Construct Theory ◽

Construct Psychology

According to personal construct theory the personality is shaped by the constructs the person uses in anticipating events. In this study grid measures of logically inconsistent construction and preemptive or reductionistic construction are compared with scores from the 16 P.F. Questionnaire. Logical inconsistency was correlated with several traits suggesting neuroticism. Preemption was correlated with several traits suggesting an incredulous approach to life. These results are in agreement with the theoretical assertions of personal construct psychology.

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Construing the cultural other and the self: A Personal Construct analysis of English and Italian perceptions of national character

International Journal of Intercultural Relations ◽

10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.09.012 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 39 ◽

pp. 53-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Viv Burr ◽

Massimo Giliberto ◽

Trevor Butt

Keyword(s):

The Self ◽

National Character ◽

Personal Construct

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A Personal Construct Approach to Perception of Disclosure Targets

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1977.44.3.791 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 44 (3) ◽

pp. 791-794 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Robert A. Neimeyer ◽

Greg J. Neimeyer

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Vantage Point ◽

Personal Construct ◽

Personal Constructs ◽

Self Disclosure ◽

Friendship Formation ◽

Significant Support ◽

Interpretive Framework

Investigating the perception of targets for self-disclosure from the perspective of the psychology of personal constructs, it was predicted that respondents from a mixed-nationality group would (a) characterize friends more than acquaintances in terms of ‘superordinate,’ personality-descriptive dimensions, (b) ‘differentiate’ friends more than acquaintances by extensive application of constructs to them, and (c) ‘polarize’ targets for high disclosure by construing them sharply and meaningfully in terms of personally significant dimensions of meaning. All predictions received significant support for 34 college students ( Mdnage 22 yr.) who responded in writing to a questionnaire. The results suggest the fruitfulness of further examining self-disclosure and friendship formation from a vantage point which emphasizes the perceptual and interpretive framework of an adult person.

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Personal Constructs, Threat and Attitudes toward Death

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.2190/wcdw-pnpq-0erv-rnm7 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 299-310 ◽

Cited By ~ 75

Author(s):

Seth R. Krieger ◽

Franz R. Epting ◽

Larry M. Leitner

Keyword(s):

Significant Relationship ◽

Self Report ◽

Fear Of Death ◽

Personal Construct ◽

Personal Constructs ◽

Attitudes Toward Death ◽

Assessment Techniques ◽

Threat Index ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

The present study introduced a personal construct approach to the assessment of threat of death. Two experiments were reported in which the relationship of this measure, referred to as the Threat Index, to a number of self-report variables, the Lester Fear of Death Scale, and the Templer Death Anxiety Scale was investigated. A total of 112 college students participated in the experiments which demonstrated a significant relationship between the Threat Index, self-reported fear of death, conceivability of personal mortality, and the Lester Scale. No significant relationship was found between the Threat Index and belief in afterlife, frequency of thoughts about death or suicide, or the Templer Scale. The possible advantages of the Threat Index procedure were discussed in terms of its relationship with the other measures of death concern, the various self-report variables, and previous criticisms of death concern assessment techniques.

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SELF-DISCLOSURE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSTRUING: A PERSONAL CONSTRUCT APPROACH TO INTERPERSONAL PERCEPTIONS

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.1979.7.2.161 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 161-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Greg J. Neimeyer ◽

Paul G. Banikiotes ◽

Lynn E. Ianni

Keyword(s):

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Interpersonal Relations ◽

Personal Construct ◽

Positive Relation ◽

Personal Constructs ◽

Self Disclosure ◽

Interpersonal Perceptions ◽

Psychological Constructs ◽

The Relationship ◽

Psychological Dimensions

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationship between self-disclosure (SD) and the types of personal constructs utilized by individuals in conceptualizing their interpersonal relationships. Deriving from Duck's (1973) “inferential theory” of interpersonal relations, SD was conceptualized as a process which mediates the evolution of more advanced, “psychological” construing. As a test of SD's mediational function, it was argued that such dimensions should be differentially meaningful when applied to a range of SD targets. Further, a positive relation between the targets' level of SD and its rated meaningfulness along subjects' own psychological dimensions was predicted. Conversely, no such differentiation was predicted along subjects' earlier, more “physicalistic” constructs. All predictions received support, with one general exception. Highly polarized negative relations, though low SD targets, received more meaningful ratings along psychological constructs than some higher SD targets.

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Personal Constructs of Fluency: A Study Comparing Stutterers and Nonstutterers

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1990.66.2.375 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 66 (2) ◽

pp. 375-378 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

S. Naidoo ◽

Y G Pillay

Keyword(s):

Repertory Grid ◽

Personal Construct ◽

Repertory Grid Technique ◽

Personal Constructs ◽

Grid Technique ◽

Communication Subsystems

The personal construct systems relating to fluency of a group of five stutterers and a group of five nonstutterers were examined using the repertory grid technique. The results support findings that stereotypical notions about stuttering were characteristic of both stutterers and nonstutterers and did not support Fransella's 1972 assumption that constructs relating to fluency differ in the communication subsystems of stutterers and nonstutterers.

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Truth and Logical Consistency of Personal Constructs

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1985.57.3f.1178 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 57 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1178-1178 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

William V. Chambers ◽

Barbra Stonerock

Keyword(s):

Personal Constructs ◽

Logical Consistency

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Alcoholism and Logical Consistency of Personal Constructs

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1984.54.3.882 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 54 (3) ◽

pp. 882-882 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

William Chambers ◽

John Sanders

Keyword(s):

Personal Constructs ◽

Logical Consistency

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Meaningfulness of Self, Ideal and other as Related to Own vs Therapist's Personal Construct Dimensions

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1965.16.2.605 ◽

1965 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 605-608 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

A. W. Landfield

Keyword(s):

Positive Relationship ◽

Personal Construct ◽

Personal Constructs ◽

Two Measures ◽

Construct Dimensions

Starting from Kelly's Psychology of Personal Constructs and a study by Cromwell and Caldwell (1962), the meaningfulness of self, ideal and other was investigated within the contexts of the client's vs the therapist's personal language dimensions. It was hypothesized that: (1) clients at the beginning of therapy will find their own personal language dimensions more meaningful than those of the therapist, as judged by two criteria of meaning—one internal and one external to Kelly's theory; (2) a positive relationship will be found between the two measures of meaningfulness. Findings give added support to Kelly's notions, and, in particular, to an approach to the assessment of meaningfulness suggested by this theory.

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Personal Constructs in School Psychology

School Psychology International ◽

10.1177/014303438700800102 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 11-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael Reynolds ◽

Henry L. Janzen

Keyword(s):

School Psychology ◽

Work Experience ◽

Personal Construct ◽

Personal Construct Theory ◽

Personal Constructs ◽

Positive Aspect ◽

Construct Theory ◽

Grid Technique

George Kelly's personal construct theory and Rep Grid technique was followed to analyse perceptions of some aspects of the role of psychologist in the schools. Differences in role subsystems for ‘trainees’ and ‘experts’ were examined in the light of personal construct corollaries. Subjects were 23 ‘trainees’ and 15 ‘experts’. Investigation of the results indicated tentative support for the existence of a specific subsystem for the role of psychologist in the schools. Subjects who had previous work experience were able to make more extreme and consistent characterizations than their inexperienced counterparts. More agreement was evident for both groups when role descriptions contained a positive aspect.

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