The Relationship Between Interpersonal Perception and Psychological Adjustment
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Western Michigan University ScholarWorks at WMU Dissertations Graduate College 12-1978 The Relationship between Interpersonal Perception and Psychological Adjustment Barbara A. Dambach Western Michigan University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations Part of the Counseling Commons, and the Student Counseling and Personnel Services Commons Recommended Citation Dambach, Barbara A., "The Relationship between Interpersonal Perception and Psychological Adjustment" (1978). Dissertations. 2765. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/2765 This Dissertation-Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL PERCEPTION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT by Barbara A. Dambach A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of The Graduate College in partial fulfillment of the Degree of Doctor of Education Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan December 1978 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I want to express deep appreciation to Dr. Kenneth Bullmer for his untiring dedication to my work and his unfailing support of me and my efforts. Without his con tinued guidance and encouragement, this study would not have been possible. Dr. Bullmer1s previous work in the field of interpersonal perception also deserves acknowledgment: His research not only provided substantial background for the study, but also served as a constant inspiration. I want to thank both the professional and clerical staff of the Center for Counseling at the University of Delaware for their assistance in implementing this study; their patience and cooperation were invaluable. I also want to thank the graduate students who participated in this study. Many times these students went above and beyond ful filling the role of instructors for the study, giving of their time to help me in a variety of ways. Such kindness did not go unnoticed. My friends and colleagues have also played an important role in this project. Their encouragement and reassurance seemed essential at times when I experienced doubt about the completion of the study. Shauna, Tom, Joe, and Bob especially deserve my thanks. iii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Finally, I want to express my sincere appreciation and love to my parents. They have always expressed their faith in my abilities and their hope for my future. Their generous support, guidance, and caring have always been available. They have shown their love to me in countless ways. I thank them. I will be forever grateful. Barbara A. Dambach iv . 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Requests can be made to our Dissertations Customer Services Department. 5. Some pages in any document may have indistinct print. In all cases we have filmed the best available copy. University Microfilms International Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 79D79G1 I DAMBACH, BARBARA ANM THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL PERCEPTION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUS THENT. WESTFRN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, ED.D., 1973 University Micrdfilms IntematkXWlI 300 N. ZEEB ROAD, ANN ARBOR. Ml 48106 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. This study is dedicated to the memory of William D. Martinson He will always live in the hearts of those who knew and loved him ii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND .............. 1 Review of Related Literature .............. 11 Perception and psychological adjustment 11 Person perception and psychological a d j u s t m e n t .............................. 31 Purpose of the Study ....................... 53 General Research Hypotheses .............. 54 Limitations of the Study .................. 54 II M E T H O D ......................................... 55 Population and Sample ..................... 55 Random Assignment ......................... 56 Analysis of Subject Attrition ............ 58 Criteria Instruments ...................... 59 Final Proficiency Test— Form 2 ......... 59 Affective Sensitivity Scale ........... 59 California Psychological Inventory (CPI) 60 Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL) ................................ 62 Criteria Measurements ..................... 63 P r o c e d u r e s .................................. 64 Treatment Conditions ....................... 65 Training Program ........................... 66 Research Design ........................... 69 v Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. 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Statistical Hypotheses .................... 70 Hypothesis O n e ........................... 71 Hypothesis T w o ........................... 71 Statistical Analysis ..................... 71 III RESULTS ........................................ 74 The Data and Their A n a lyses .............. 74 Hypothesis O n e ........................... 75 Hypothesis T w o ........................... 76 Additional Analyses ..................... 83 D i s c u s s i o n .......................... 87 Implications ................................ 106 IV S U M M A R Y .......................................... 110 REFERENCES ................................................... 121 APPENDIX I ANALYSIS OF RANDOMNESS ..................... 134 II INFORMED CONSENT FORMS......................... 140 III EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT COURSE SYLLABUS . 143 IV EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT LESSON PLANS .... 146 V PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS PRIOR TO DATA POOLING PROCEDURES ..................................... 161 Vi Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF TABLES 1. Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design 2. Means, Standard Deviations, and Correlation Coefficients for Pretreatment Scores on the Affective Sensitivity Scale and Pretreatment Scores on Scales of the California Psychologi cal Inventory and the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List for All Subjects ..................... Means and Standard Deviations for Pretreatment and Posttreatment Scores on the Affective Sensi tivity Scale for Experimental and Control Groups Means and Standard Deviations for Pretreatment and Posttreatment Scores on Selected Scales of the California Psychological Inventory for Experimental and Control Groups ................ Means and Standard Deviations for Pretreatment and Posttreatment Scores on the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List for Experimental and Control Groups .............................................. Two-Sample t Test of Change Scores on the Affec tive Sensitivity Scale for Experimental and Control Groups ..................................... Two-Sample t Tests of Change Scores on the Selected Scales of the California Psychological Inventory and the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List for Experimental and Control Groups Correlated t Tests of Change Scores on the Affective Sensitivity Scale, 3 lected Scales of the California Psychological Inventory, and Multiple Affect Adjective Check List for the Experimental and Control Groups ................ Analysis of Variance of Change Scores on the Affective Sensitivity Scale, Selected Scales of the California Psychological Inventory, and Multiple Affect Adjective Check List for the Experimental, Nonexperimental, and Control Groups .............................................