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Psychological adjustment and the facilitative nature of close personal relationships
Author(s) -
Cramer Duncan
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1985.tb02629.x
Subject(s) - psychology , checklist , context (archaeology) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , paleontology , cognitive psychology , biology
The Rogerian hypothesis that psychological adjustment is positively related to having a relationship which is perceived as being characterized by understanding, congruence and unconditional acceptance was tested in the context of a current, close relationship, using the original Relationship Inventory in two studies which used different measures of assessing psychological adjustment. In the first study 26 females and 19 males completed Phillips’ questionnaire which assesses acceptance of self and of others, while in the second study, 98 females and 23 males completed Rosenberg's Self‐Esteem Scale and a 30‐item symptom checklist. The hypothesis was strongly confirmed for the females but not for the males in both studies.