Interpersonal diagnosis: Some problems of methodology and validation.

Abstract

HE study of personality is difficult because of the fact that many concepts which seem useful on a purely understanding or intuitive level are extremely resistant to scientific operational test. On the other hand, those concepts which seem to be most immediately amenable to operational formulation and quantitative expression seem to have less "explanatory" power for the clinician. 2 Those of us who have been working on the Kaiser Foundation project, 8 like all research

The Interpersonal Dimension of Personality:. III. An Interpersonal Check List1

“…personahty, are differentially reflected in discrepancies among the personality profiles obtamed, the ICL is an effective and flexible observational device for personality research (7, 8,9,10,12,13). SUMMARY An mterpersonal check hst to instrument an interpersonal personahty system is presented The latter is bnefly outlined Guiding prmcij^es and solutions to problems arising m the development of the ICL are descnbed.…”

Depressed and Nondepressed Students: Differences in Interpersonal Perceptions

“…Depressed students manifest problematic interpersonal behaviors (Leary & Coffey, 1955;Wiggins, 1979) and low levels of social competence (Buhrmester, Furman, Wittenberg, & Reis, 1988). Depression is also associated with social-skills deficits, which are most notable in terms of excessive social anxiety, low motivation to communicate with others, low social expressivity, and low levels of behavioral involvement.…”

Social Desirability and the Interpersonal Check List

“…The Interpersonal Check Ust (Freedman, Leary, Ossorio, & Coffey, 1951; LaForge, Leary, Naboisek, & Coffey t 1954; Leary & Coffey, 1955;LaForge & Suczek, 1955;LaForge, 1963) is an objective personality test which consists of a list of adjectives describing how a person might interact with others. The Check Ust can be used to describe oneself, ideal self, or another, such as a friend or parent; ~ checks off those items which he feels pertain to the figure described.…”

“…An example of this sort is the Interpersonal Check List (Freedman, Leary, Ossorio, & Coffey, 1951;LaForge, Leary, Naboisek, & Coffey, 1954;Leary & Coffey, 1955;LaForge & Suczek, 1955), which will be described more fully below. In this test, ~ may check off as few or as many answers as he wishes.…”