Michael A Westerman
Biographic Data
| ID | 769442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael A Westerman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael A |
| FAMILY NAME | Westerman |
| SIGNATURE | WESTERMAN M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Investigating how interpersonal defense theory can augment understanding of alliance ruptures and resolutions
Conversation analysis and interpretive quantitative research on psychotherapy process and problematic interpersonal behavior
In this article, I examine conversation analysis, a fruitful area of qualitative research, in order to extend my prior explorations of the idea that quantitative methods can and should be part of the repertoire of interpretive approaches employed by investigators committed to treating psychological phenomena as irreducibly meaningful. My examination includes considering several lines of research by investigators who are not practitioners of conve…
Changing the terms of the debate
We introduce this special issue by arguing that quantitative and qualitative research methods do not line up neatly with the guiding philosophical commitments of the two sides of the schism in the field between the mainstream, natural science approach, and the minority, human science position. This leads to the motivating idea for the issue, the view that quantitative methods, when used appropriately, can contribute to interpretive inquiry in psy…
Revisiting conflict and defense from an interpersonal perspective
Going Beyond the Internal—External Dichotomy in Clinical Psychology
Thinking in terms of a dichotomy between `internal' processes, on the one hand, and behaviors and events in the `external' world, on the other, is a pervasive, problematic feature of work in clinical psychology. Although there have been calls for rejecting this approach, it remains far from clear how to move beyond it. The authors address this issue by presenting a framework for participatory accounts. This framework is based on a philosophical p…
Expectations about the long-term consequences of recurring defensive interpersonal behavior
Expectations about the short-term functional role played by defensive behavior in interpersonal interactions
Coordination of maternal directives with preschoolers' behavior in compliance-problem and healthy dyads
Etude des differences entre des dyades mere-enfant souffrant ou non de problemes d'obeissance lors d'une tâche de resolution d'un probleme
Triangulation', Marital Discord and Child Behaviour Problems
Studies have so far provided little understanding of mechanisms underlying observed associations between marital discord and child behaviour problems. I argue that recent findings pointing beyond the parent-child dyad should lead us not only to look at other `parts' of the family, but also to develop conceptual and methodological approaches that depart from those that have so far guided studies of dyadic relationships. I present an overview of a …
Development of children's understanding of ambivalence and causal theories of emotions
Some psychological relations between action and language structure
Development of children's understanding of ambivalence and causal theories of emotions
Coordination of maternal directives with preschoolers' behavior in compliance-problem and healthy dyads
Etude des differences entre des dyades mere-enfant souffrant ou non de problemes d'obeissance lors d'une tâche de resolution d'un probleme
Triangulation', Marital Discord and Child Behaviour Problems
Studies have so far provided little understanding of mechanisms underlying observed associations between marital discord and child behaviour problems. I argue that recent findings pointing beyond the parent-child dyad should lead us not only to look at other `parts' of the family, but also to develop conceptual and methodological approaches that depart from those that have so far guided studies of dyadic relationships. I present an overview of a …
Expectations about the short-term functional role played by defensive behavior in interpersonal interactions
Some psychological relations between action and language structure
Development of children's understanding of ambivalence and causal theories of emotions
Triangulation', Marital Discord and Child Behaviour Problems
Studies have so far provided little understanding of mechanisms underlying observed associations between marital discord and child behaviour problems. I argue that recent findings pointing beyond the parent-child dyad should lead us not only to look at other `parts' of the family, but also to develop conceptual and methodological approaches that depart from those that have so far guided studies of dyadic relationships. I present an overview of a …
Coordination of maternal directives with preschoolers' behavior in compliance-problem and healthy dyads
Etude des differences entre des dyades mere-enfant souffrant ou non de problemes d'obeissance lors d'une tâche de resolution d'un probleme
Expectations about the short-term functional role played by defensive behavior in interpersonal interactions
Going Beyond the Internal—External Dichotomy in Clinical Psychology
Thinking in terms of a dichotomy between `internal' processes, on the one hand, and behaviors and events in the `external' world, on the other, is a pervasive, problematic feature of work in clinical psychology. Although there have been calls for rejecting this approach, it remains far from clear how to move beyond it. The authors address this issue by presenting a framework for participatory accounts. This framework is based on a philosophical p…
Expectations about the long-term consequences of recurring defensive interpersonal behavior
Revisiting conflict and defense from an interpersonal perspective
Conversation analysis and interpretive quantitative research on psychotherapy process and problematic interpersonal behavior
In this article, I examine conversation analysis, a fruitful area of qualitative research, in order to extend my prior explorations of the idea that quantitative methods can and should be part of the repertoire of interpretive approaches employed by investigators committed to treating psychological phenomena as irreducibly meaningful. My examination includes considering several lines of research by investigators who are not practitioners of conve…
Changing the terms of the debate
We introduce this special issue by arguing that quantitative and qualitative research methods do not line up neatly with the guiding philosophical commitments of the two sides of the schism in the field between the mainstream, natural science approach, and the minority, human science position. This leads to the motivating idea for the issue, the view that quantitative methods, when used appropriately, can contribute to interpretive inquiry in psy…
Investigating how interpersonal defense theory can augment understanding of alliance ruptures and resolutions
Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Interpersonal communication (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Interpersonal relationship (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)