A Life Position Scale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20178059 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fredrick A Boholst (Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 28-32 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1177/036215370203200105 |
| OpenAlex | W2572108455 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article describes the construction of a Life Position Scale developed by the author. Initial items representing four convictions articulated by Berne (1972)—I'm OK (I+), I'm not-OK (I-), You're OK (U+), and You're not-OK (U-)—were administered to 95 participants. The top five items for each conviction, with item-total correlations that reached an alpha level of p < .05, were retained for a subsequent factor analysis. An exploratory type of factor analysis constraining the process to two factors yielded a factor neatly containing all “I” items and another factor containing “You” items, with the OK items taking on opposite loadings to the not-OK items. Underlying factors seem to be I and You factors, not factors representing OK and not-OK. The final items are presented with suggestions for future research and a question for future theory development. Readers are free to administer the scale in their clinical and research practice but are encouraged to establish norms based on their culture and locale
Conviction · Developmental psychology · Exploratory factor analysis · Psychometrics · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy · Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |