Interpersonal Theory
Criticism, Modification, and Elaboration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9890644 |
|---|---|
| Authors | JOHN BIRTCHNELL (MRC Social and Community Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1183-1201 |
| Publication date | 1990-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872679004301201 |
| OpenAlex | W2165493223 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 30 |
Interpersonal theory, as formulated by Freedman and developed by Leary, was constructed around the two dimensions of love vs. hate and dominate vs. submit. The two alternative dimensions of close vs. distant and upper vs. lower are introduced because they are generic and value free. To resolve confusion concerning what the theory is about, it is proposed that it be concerned with inborn dispositions which have their origins in interactions which occur between all animalforms. In humans, such dispositions are elaborated into competencies. Rather than considering negative forms of relating as the extreme of normalforms, it is suggested that they result from the imperfect acquisition of competencies. Interpersonal systems have been distorted by successive attempts to fit them into a circular ordering of bipolar opposites. This calls into question the appropriateness of the circumplex analysis as a means of confirming interpersonal theory
Confusion · Criticism · Epistemology · Imperfect · Interpersonal communication · Psychoanalysis · Value (mathematics · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive and psychological constructs research · Computer Science · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity
Mathematical thinking in the social sciences.
Structural analysis of social behavior.
The 1982 Interpersonal Circle
Convergences in the analysis of the structure of interpersonal behavior.
Human Nature And Suffering
The Radex Structure Of The Leary Interpersonal Behavior Circle
Multivariable-Multimethod Convergence in the Domain of Interpersonal Behavior
The Interpersonal Dimension of Personality1
The Interpersonal Dimension of Personality
Whatever happened to interpersonal diagnosis? A psychosocial alternative to DSM-III
Using structural analysis of social behavior to assess critical but elusive family processes
Whatever happened to interpersonal diagnosis? A psychosocial alternative to DSM-III
An examination of the Leary circumplex through the interpersonal check list
Evaluation of a circumplex model of DSM-III personality disorders
Facilitators and Regulators
Attachment—detachment, directiveness—receptiveness
"Mental illness" or interpersonal behavior
A psychological taxonomy of trait-descriptive terms
Expansion of the interpersonal behavior circle
An interpersonal behavior circle
A circumplex model for maternal behavior
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |