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SOME PROBLEMS IN REPERTORY GRID MEASUREMENT
Author(s) -
MAIR J. M. M.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1967.tb01084.x
Subject(s) - repertory grid , psychology , personal construct theory , interpretation (philosophy) , social psychology , construct (python library) , grid , cognitive psychology , matching (statistics) , self , statistics , computer science , geometry , mathematics , programming language
Whole‐figure constructs (e.g. like self, like father , etc.) have often been used in repertory grid testing to gain indirect assessments of a person's conceptual picture of important figures in his life. Some problems in the use and interpretation of such constructs were explored experimentally. Ten male medical student volunteers acted as subjects. The results indicate that direct ratings of figures and comparable grid scores are not equivalent, and reveal various kinds of discrepancy from expectations concerning: ( a ) relations between one whole‐figure construct ( like self ) and personal constructs elicited to define ‘like’ and ‘unlike self’ characteristics; ( b ) relations between supplied constructs matching highly with like self and elicited constructs defining self and non‐self; ( c ) relations among and between elicited ‘like’ and ‘unlike self’ constructs. Limitations of the present grid form are discussed in the light of these findings, and interpretations of some of the discrepancies are suggested.