Analysis of repertory grids completed at various stages of therapy can provide useful qualitative information on progress, but can also provide some simple quantitative measures (such as Self-Ideal Self discrepancy as a measure of self esteem) to track progress. Different forms of analysis can be informative, highlighting different aspects of progress, but also allowing checks on adequacy and goodness-of-fit of particular analyses.
Objectives. This study sought to employ the hourglass model to frame the methodological evolution of outcome studies concerning 5-session cognitive analytic consultancy (CAC). Design. Pre-post mixed methods evaluation (study one) and mixed methods case series (study two). Methods. In study one, three sites generated acceptability and pre-post effectiveness outcomes from N = 58 care dyads, supplemented with qualitative interviewing. The client outcome measures included the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure, Personality Structure Questionnaire, Work and Social Adjustment Questionnaire, Service Engagement Scale, and the Working Alliance Inventory. Study two was a mixed methods case series (N = 5) using an A/B phase design with a 6-week follow-up. Client outcome measures were the Personality Structure Questionnaire, Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure, and the Working Alliance Inventory, and the staff outcome measures were the Working Alliance Inventory, Maslach Burnout Inventory, and the Perceived Competence Scale. Results. In study one, the cross-site dropout rate from CAC was 28.40% (the completion rate varied from 58 to 100%) and full CAC attendance rates ranged from 61 to 100%. Significant reductions in client distress were observed at two sites. Qualitative themes highlighted increased awareness and understanding across care dyads. In study two, there was zero dropout and full attendance. Clients were significantly less fragmented, and staff felt significantly more competent and less exhausted. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
Within the theoretical framework of Ryle's Procedural Sequence Object Relations Model and Kelly's Personal Construct Theory, this study investigates sex-role polarization of incest survivors and the centrality of abuse within survivors' constructs of men that may contribute to revictimization. Repertory grid methodology was used with 40 female survivors of childhood sexual abuse and 28 non-abused women. Grid measures and psychometric measures were compared between groups of women who had and had not experienced childhood sexual abuse, revictimized and non-revictimized survivors, and survivors who had and had not experienced incestuous abuse. Results showed significant differences between survivors and non-abused women, with survivors having higher levels of depression and perceived distress, lower self-esteem and higher self/ ideal self discrepancy. Hypothesized differences in sex-role polarization were not found. There were few differences between revictimized and non-revictimized survivors, although revictimized survivors rated 'self now' as more powerful than non-revictimized survivors. No differences were found between survivors who had and had not experienced incestuous abuse. In addition to the value of exploring personal constructs, a range of models need to be considered in understanding revictimization and women's construal of men. The implications of using repertory grid methodology for research and clinical work are discussed.
Research in Scotland, Australia and North America has examined how children perceive the legal system, what they know about court and how the prospect of going to court makes them feel (Feber, 1985; Goodman and Reed, 1988; Flin eta/., 1989). However, to date there are no comparable data for children in England. The present study focuses upon children who were scheduled to appear in court as witnesses, schoolchildren with no experience of litigation, and adults. Child witnesses and schoolchildren were found to have significantly more misunderstandings about terms and concepts in the English legal system than adults. Both groups of children perceived court as a stressful place. However, there were interesting differences in the types of fears that caused most concern, with the child witnesses' fears being mostly court-focused and the fears of the schoolchildren being more wide-ranging. The implications of these findings are discussed, including the role for individual assessment of knowledge and fears in the effective preparation of children for court and the need for the judiciary to be mindful of children and young people's limited knowledge of, and misunderstandings about the legal system. egal scepticism has historically surrounded children's L evidence; however, during the last two decades much psychological research has concentrated on the reliability and credibility of child wimesses (see Dent and Flin, 1992 and Spencer and Flin, 1993 for recent reviews). Recent legislation, including the introduction of the Criminal Justice Act (1991), has focused attention on the wider issues relating to
This chapter’s main aim is to provide an account of some of the forms of analysis of repertory grid data, illustrating strengths, weaknesses and appropriate use of the various methods currently available and commenting on the pitfalls of inappropriate analysis. A detailed analysis is presented of repertory grids completed by a client at various stages of group therapy.
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