Factors Affecting Interpersonal Construct Differentiation When Measured Using the Repertory Grid

Feixas, Guillem; Bach, Lorenzo; Ortiz, Esteban Laso

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“…Studies have suggested less (Sheehan, 1981;Silverman, 1977), more (Oliver & McGee, 1982), and no differences (Axford & Jerrom, 1986;Dingemans et al, 1983;Sanz, 1992;Space & Cromwell, 1980;Space et al, 1983) in cognitive differentiation for those with depression compared to non-clinical comparisons and more rarely to other psychiatric groups. Conflicting findings may be related to difficulties associated with the measures as well as the small samples studied (Adams-Webber, 1979;Crockett, 1965;Feixas, Bach, & Laso, 2004;O'Keefe & Sypher, 1981). Recently Cornejo (1988) has proposed improvements in computations of PVFF by use of correspondence analysis as opposed to principal components analysis.…”

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Construction of Self and Others in Unipolar Depressive Disorders: A Study Using Repertory Grid Technique

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This study used Kelly's (1955Kelly's ( /1991 Role Construct Repertory Grid (RepGrid) technique to assess cognitive features underlying depressive states. RepGrids from patients with depressive disorders (n = 105, including Major Depression, Dysthymia, and Adjustment Disorder with depressed or mixed symptoms) were compared with a non-clinical group (n = 305). The RepGrids of participants were analyzed using the computer program GRIDCOR (Feixas & Cornejo, 2002). Consistent with hypotheses, those with depressive disorders perceived themselves and others more negatively, perceived themselves as different from others, and generated fewer constructs to describe self and others in comparison to the non-clinical group. There were no differences in use of extreme ratings or in unidimensional construing (percent variance accounted for by the first factor in correspondence analysis) on the RepGrid. RepGrid techniques offer the potential to better understand the processes of construction of the self and others in persons with depressive disorders. Specific RepGrid profiles associated with depression-negativity, resentment, and isolation-may be helpful in further individuating treatment for depression.

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“…(2) Número de constructos. Se considera también una medida de complejidad cognitiva (diferenciación) aunque, probablemente, también asociada a factores de capacidad verbal (Feixas, Bach y Laso, 2004). (3) Conflictos cognitivos.…”

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“…Este tipo de conflictos, propuesto por Slade y Sheehan (1979), se computan según el número de tríadas de constructos desequilibradas, es decir, cuando se dan correlaciones negativas entre tres constructos, o bien otros patrones de correlaciones que se contradicen entre sí. A diferencia del cómputo original, ya en otros trabajos (Feixas, Bach y Laso, 2004) empleamos como punto de corte una correlación de 0,20 para no contabilizar los conflictos triviales que detectan correlaciones muy próximas a cero. Un ejemplo de conflicto entre tres constructos personales se puede observar en la Figura 1.…”

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La estructura cognitiva de los trastornos de personalidad de evitación y dependiente : un estudio con la técnica de rejilla

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Fariña²,

Cabezas³

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Resumen: En este artículo se estudia la estructura cognitiva de una muestra de participantes diagnosticados de trastornos de personalidad por dependencia (« = 24) y por evitación (n = 21) de forma conjunta mediante una serie de índices derivados de la Técnica de Rejilla. Esta técnica está fundamentada en la Teoría de Constructos Personales y estudia de forma sistemática la manera en la que la persona construye los significados acerca de sí mismo y los demás. Al comparar estos participantes con una muestra de voluntarios sin diagnóstico (n = 45), apareada en cuanto a edad y sexo, se encuentran diferencias significativas en cuanto a su menor complejidad cognitiva (diferenciación), y una tendencia a presentar más relaciones inconsistentes entre los constructos obtenidos en la rejilla. En cuanto a la construcción de sí mismos, hallamos menor autoestima, un mayor aislamiento social autopercibido, e incluso una cierta tendencia a mostrar un patrón de resentimiento.Palabras clave: Trastorno de personalidad por dependencia, trastorno de personalidad por evitación, teoría de los constructos personales, técnica de rejilla, complejidad cognitiva, diferenciación, autoestima, conflictos cognitivos. Cognitive structure ofavoidant and dependent personality disorders: A study with the Repertory GridAbstract: We study the cognitive structure of a conjoint sample of patients with a diagnosis of dependent (/i = 24) and avoidant (n = 21) personality disorders using some measures derived firom the Repertory Grid. This technique, based on Personal Construct Theory, aims at a systematic exploration of the ways in which people give meaning to their experience in their own terms. We compare the above clinical sample with a non-clinical sample (volunteers; n = 45), paired by age and sex, and find significant differences suggesting that participants of the former show a lower level of cognitive complexity (dilTerentiation) and a higher tendency towards conflict in terms of contradictory correlations among the constructs provided by them. With respect to self-construction, we find lower self-esteem, higher perceived social isolation, and a tendency to show a pattem of resentment.Keywords: Dependent personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, personal construct theory, repertory grid, cognitive complexity, dilTerentiation, self-esteem, cognitive conflicts. INTRODUCCIÓNEl DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000) define los trastomos de personalidad como patrones permanentes e inflexibles de experiencia interna y de com- portamiento que se apartan acusadamente de las expectativas de la cultura del sujeto, con los consecuentes perjuicios y malestar, y con un inicio relativamente temprano y desarrollo estable a través del tiempo. Esta bien establecido, tanto desde la investigación como desde la práctica clíni-ca, que su presencia agrava la prognosis de los trastornos del eje I, resultando en un tratamiento más largo y costoso.Este estudio se centra en los trastornos de personalidad por dependencia y por evitación, que

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“…The notion that mental models offer a way to access and analyse the cognitive structure of participants' network of knowledge of a phenomenon is theoretically well-grounded (Carley & Palmquist, 1992). The study of mental models in psychology has a long history in the work of George Kelly's theory of personality (Kelly, 1955) and the use of repertory grid techniques to study people's mental models of dichotomous constructs (Feixas, Bach, & Laso, 2004).…”

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Causal judgments of positive mood in relation to self-regulation: A case study with Flemish students

Human-Vogel

Petegem

2008

Contemporary Educational Psychology

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To examine students' causal judgements of positive mood in relation to self-regulation, 128 participants from two different schools representing two distinct educational environments (Technical/Vocational School (TSO/BSO): N = 63; General Secondary School (ASO): N = 65) were asked to judge 45 statements containing three possible relationships (A B; A B; A <> B) for all iterations of 5 constructs associated with positive mood, namely Hope, Optimism, Resilience, Confidence, Persistence, 4 constructs associated with self-regulation, namely Motivation, Social support, Problem-solving Learning goals, and 1 construct representing Academic performance. Based on a Pareto analysis, mental models were constructed for each school. An analysis of the mental models indicates that all students believe positive mood constructs to be causally related to self-regulation constructs with Academic performance identified as the main driver and Learning goals as the primary outcome for both schools. It is concluded that an appreciation of participants' causal attributions of positive mood states in relation to self-regulation can present a clearer picture of the conditions under which participants' causal understanding of positive mood and selfregulation constructs can be activated and used as an interpretive and evaluative framework in learning encounters.

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Factors Affecting Interpersonal Construct Differentiation When Measured Using the Repertory Grid

Cited by 23 publications

References 8 publications

Construction of Self and Others in Unipolar Depressive Disorders: A Study Using Repertory Grid Technique

Construction of Self and Others in Unipolar Depressive Disorders: A Study Using Repertory Grid Technique

La estructura cognitiva de los trastornos de personalidad de evitación y dependiente : un estudio con la técnica de rejilla

Causal judgments of positive mood in relation to self-regulation: A case study with Flemish students

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