This study investigated the emotionally disruptive effects of double binding communication, as compared with overtly punitive, and warm, accepting interactions. Forty-two college undergraduates scoring above the mean on the Neuroticism Subscale of Eysenck's Personality Questionaire were each directed to play the part of a small child in a spontaneous role-played family interaction. A pre-post mood test (Multiple Adjective Affect Check List), sensitive to changes in depression, hostility, and anxiety was administered. It was found that subjects in the double-bind and punitive conditions evidenced significant mood disturbance while subjects in the control group did not (all ps < .05). Implications for Double Bind Theory were discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504182 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Loos, Victor Eugene |
| Contributors | Critelli, Joseph W., Schneider, Lawrence J., Conoley, Collie |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 57 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Loos, Victor Eugene, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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