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Empirically Unbinding the Double Bind: Review of Research and Conceptual Reformulations
Author(s) -
OLSON DAVID H.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1972.00069.x
Subject(s) - operationalization , epistemology , empirical research , psychology , conceptual framework , management science , sociology , cognitive science , economics , philosophy
This article reviews the empirical research on the double‐bind concept and describes the conceptual and methodological limitations of the studies. Because of the difficulty in defining and operationalizing the concept, most studies have not adequately tested substantive issues related to the double‐bind hypothesis. The relationship of the concept to other family dynamics concepts is discussed and a reformulation of some of the basic tenets are presented. The article also attempts to clarify several of the theoretical and methodological issues related to the double‐bind hypothesis, and specific recommendations are made regarding future research on this topic.