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Double Binding Communication: Emotionally Disruptive Effects on College Students

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504182
Date05 1900
CreatorsLoos, Victor Eugene
ContributorsCritelli, Joseph W., Schneider, Lawrence J., Conoley, Collie
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 57 leaves : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Loos, Victor Eugene, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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