Interpersonal Theory and the Measurement of Interpersonal Constructs

Why tough tactics fail and rapport gets results: Observing Rapport-Based Interpersonal Techniques (ORBIT) to generate useful information from terrorists.

“…The concept of the interpersonal circle has had significant successes in accurately examining interpersonal relating (for reviews see Hatcher & Rogers, 2009; Horowitz, Turan, Wilson, & Zolotsev, 2008) and the validity of the scales for measuring the “Dimensions of the Interpersonal circle” have been well tested across a variety of domains (Ansell, Kurtz & DeMoor, 2011). It has been replicated across a range of interpersonal dynamics including traditional relationships such as sexual partners (Markey & Markey, 2009), interpersonal values (Locke, 2000) and interpersonal problems (Horowitz, Rosenburg, & Bartholomew, 1993).…”

Development and validation of a measure of interpersonal strengths: The Inventory of Interpersonal Strengths.

“…Interpersonal theory has developed into a rich and powerful framework for understanding the nature of interpersonal relating. The introduction of the interpersonal circle (Freedman, Leary, Ossorio, & Coffey, 1951; Leary, 1957), illustrated in Figure 1, substantially impacted the assessment of interpersonal relating (for reviews, see Freedman, 1985; Horowitz, Turan, Wilson, & Zolotsev, 2008; Pincus & Gurtman, 2006; Wiggins, 1996). The circle is a conceptual tool depicting all interpersonal features as blends of two key orthogonal factors, dominance–submission and affiliation–hostility.…”

Collaborative spirit: Understanding distributed leadership practices in and around teacher teams

“…However, following the distributed leadership perspective, we interpret the link between distributed leadership practices and its sociocultural context as a reciprocal process; leadership and context influence each other. The notion of 'mutual influence' is introduced by the interpersonal theory, acknowledging that persons mutually influence each other's behaviour (Horowitz & Strack, 2010;Veldman et al, 2017). Furthermore, many cultural researchers stress this mutual influence, by showing how sociocultural contexts affect leadership practices (e.g.…”