A Social Withdrawal Component in Schutz's Firo Model of Interpersonal Personality

Social Engagement, Control and Social Withdrawal

Bibliographic Data

ID5199141
AuthorsDonna Youngs
Year2013
Volume7
Issue1
Pages1-11
Publication date2013-06-28
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInterpersona An International Journal on Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1981-6472 • E-ISSN: 1981-6472
PublisherLeibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5964/ijpr.v7i1.105
OpenAlexW1987805927
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

Recent structural analyses of the widely used FIRO-B interpersonal personality measure identify a two dimensional model (Control and Social-Affect) rather than Schutzâ€TMs three dimensions of Control, Openness and Inclusion. The present study re-examined the FIRO model across the 54 individual items as reported by 89 adults. The results support a modified FIRO model of interpersonal personality in which Inclusion and Openness are part of the same substantive domain (Social Engagement), distinct from Control, but reflect different Generative and Accepted Modes of interaction. Importantly, however the analysis (SSA-I) reveals a subset of Schutzâ€TMs original Openness items that capture a third substantive component of the interpersonal domain, Social Withdrawal. This negative interpersonal tendency has not been identified previously within the FIRO or other interpersonal personality models

Developmental psychology · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Openness to experience · Personality · Mental Health Research Topics · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology

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