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The repertory grid approach to analysing family members' perception of self and others: a pilot study
Author(s) -
Gale Anthony,
Barker Mary
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1046/j..1987.00288.x
Subject(s) - repertory grid , psychology , perception , family member , personal construct theory , social psychology , grid , applied psychology , medicine , family medicine , neuroscience , geometry , mathematics
We report a pilot study involving the administration of a questionnaire to family members, based upon the three key target dimensions of the distance regulation theory of Kan tor and Lehr (1975). The questions, concerning family relationships and personal attributes of family members, were based on constructs derived from the theory, and the responses of family members were in a form consistent with repertory grid analysis procedures. The method allows the family researcher or therapist to explore the organization of the constructs for each family member, showing how each member is construed both by others and by themselves.