Personal Constructs of Fluency: A Study Comparing Stutterers and Nonstutterers

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Naidoo ◽  
Y G Pillay
Keyword(s):  
Repertory Grid ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Repertory Grid Technique ◽  
Personal Constructs ◽  
Grid Technique ◽  
Communication Subsystems

The personal construct systems relating to fluency of a group of five stutterers and a group of five nonstutterers were examined using the repertory grid technique. The results support findings that stereotypical notions about stuttering were characteristic of both stutterers and nonstutterers and did not support Fransella's 1972 assumption that constructs relating to fluency differ in the communication subsystems of stutterers and nonstutterers.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING A MODIFIED REPERTORY GRID INSTRUMENT FOR ELICITING RESEARCH PARTICIPANT’S PERSONAL CONSTRUCTS

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Imelwaty
Keyword(s):  
Repertory Grid ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Repertory Grid Technique ◽  
Personal Constructs ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
Grid Technique ◽  
Research Questions

Previous application of the repertory grid technique in exploring participants’ personal constructs has been noteworthy. However, this technique could be modified to suit the purposes of the research questions, the conditions of the participants and the context of the study. This paper presents personal constructs theory which underpins the repertory grid technique and it also proposes the ways to developa modified repertory grid instrument for eliciting teachers’ personal constructs. According to Kelly (1955), a seminal psychologist, individual forms their constructs based on their observations and experiences and these personal constructs are used to interpret events. To elicit participants’ personal constructs regarding the topic under study, the repertory grid instrument, which is developed based on Kelly’s Personal Construct Theory, could bemodified through interview trials. After conducting the interview trials, the resultsshould be analyzed to identify whether this instrument is effective not only for participants but also for the researchers. The modified repertory grid instrument should allow and support participants in formalizing and elaborating their personal constructs. For the researchers, the instrument should be helpful to identify the participants’ personal constructs based on their own conceptions and understandings toward the topic under study.

scholarly journals Identifying the Values and Preferences of Prosthetic Users: A Case Study Series Using the Repertory Grid Technique

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Schaffalitzky ◽  
Sinead NiMhurchadha ◽  
Pamela Gallagher ◽  
Susan Hofkamp ◽  
Malcolm MacLachlan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Factor ◽  
Repertory Grid ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Repertory Grid Technique ◽  
Personal Constructs ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Prosthetic Devices ◽  
User Choice ◽  
Grid Technique ◽  
The Individual

Purpose: The matching of prosthetic devices to the needs of the individual is a challenge for providers and patients. The aims of this study are to explore the values and preferences that prosthetic users have of their prosthetic devices; to investigate users' perceptions of alternative prosthetic options and to demonstrate a novel method for exploring the values and preferences of prosthetic users. Methods: This study describes four case studies of upper limb and lower limb high tech and conventional prosthetic users. Participants were interviewed using the repertory grid technique (RGT), a qualitative technique to explore individual values and preferences regarding specific choices and events. Results: The participants generated distinctive patterns of personal constructs and ratings regarding prosthetic use and different prosthetic options available. The RGT produced a unique profile of preferences regarding prosthetic technologies for each participant. Conclusions: User choice is an important factor when matching prosthetic technology to the user. The consumer's values regarding different prosthetic options are likely to be a critical factor in prosthetic acceptance and ultimate quality of life. The RGT offers a structured method of exploring these attitudes and values without imposing researcher or practitioner bias and identifies personalized dimensions for providers and users to evaluate the individuals' preferences in prosthetic technology.

scholarly journals Researcher-practitioner reflections: the therapeutic utility of the visually adapted repertory grid technique (VARGT) with stalkers

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael Wheatley ◽  
Daria J. Kuss
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Repertory Grid ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Repertory Grid Technique ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Engagement ◽  
Grid Technique

Purpose This paper outlines researcher–practitioner reflections on the use of a visually adapted repertory grid technique (VARGT) with men convicted of stalking. It draws on and assimilates participant experiences of the VARGT as a research engagement tool. Further, it extends discussion to propose its value as a generic engagement tool for when personal insights and collaborative case formulations may otherwise be difficult to access. Design/methodology/approach The repertory grid technique, developed from Kelly’s Personal Construct Theory (1955), was adapted visually for utility in a mixed methods research study with those who commit stalking offences (Wheatley, in preparation). Analytical and reflexivity processes within this original study highlighted rich and recurrent data across the sample pertaining to the positive participant experience of the VARGT, unrelated to its core research question. Findings This paper presents reflections and psychological discussion for experiences of using the VARGT. Key features clustered around therapeutic alliance and engagement, enlightenment and a motivation for positive change. Practical implications This paper suggests the VARGT has value in participant–client engagement, particularly where sensitive topics are being investigated and participants have difficulty directly articulating their psychosocial functioning. Originality/value This novel technique offers potential as an engagement tool for use in research and clinical settings.

scholarly journals Using a visually adapted repertory grid technique (VARGT) with people who stalk

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael Wheatley ◽  
Belinda Winder ◽  
Daria J. Kuss
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Repertory Grid ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Repertory Grid Technique ◽  
Clinical Tool ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technical Paper ◽  
Novel Technique ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Grid Technique

Purpose This paper aims to provide instructions on how to implement an adapted version of the standard repertory grid technique (VARGT). The purpose of which is to provide practitioners with a tool, which enables active engagement by participants in research and clinical practice. This tool has been used effectively with people convicted of stalking offences. Design/methodology/approach Repertory grids, developed from Kelly’s Personal Construct Theory (1955), had never been used with those who stalk, either clinically or in a research context. Visual and kinaesthetic adaptations were made to standard RGT procedures (Grice, 2002; Tan and Hunter, 2002), for use in a mixed methods research study (Wheatley, 2019, p. 77) due to expected challenges in engaging with this group. This manuscript presents theoretical underpinnings and step-by-step instructions for practical application. Findings The VARGT is easy to administer and produces rich data, in both qualitative and quantitative formats. This adapted approach encourages active participation and an interpreted therapeutic collaboration (Wheatley et al., 2020). Practical implications This novel technique has engaged men convicted of stalking offences collaboratively in research activities and showed potential for its use as a clinical tool. This instructional technical paper allows the technique to be replicated. Originality/value This novel technique has engaged men convicted of stalking offences collaboratively in research activities and showed potential for its use as a clinical tool. This instructional technical paper allows the technique to be replicated.

scholarly journals The Organization of Self-Knowledge in Adolescence: Some Contributions Using the Repertory Grid Technique

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 408-423
Author(s):  
Maria João Carapeto ◽  
Guillem Feixas
Keyword(s):  
Repertory Grid ◽  
Knowledge Organization ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Repertory Grid Technique ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Personal Construct Psychology ◽  
Grid Technique ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Construct Psychology

(1) Background: This study aims to explore the usefulness of personal construct psychology as a comprehensive framework and assessment tool to embrace a diversity of self-knowledge organization constructs, and to account for developmental differences across adolescence. (2) Methods: The repertory grid technique was used to measure self-knowledge differentiation, polarization, discrepancies between Actual Self, Ideal Self, and Others, and implicative dilemmas, a particular kind of intrapersonal conflict. Data were collected from two samples of early and late adolescents, respectively. (3) Results: Globally, they showed that the organization of self-knowledge was different in both samples. In particular, older adolescents revealed a less polarized self-knowledge. In addition, they tended to construe higher Actual–Ideal self-discrepancies and to present more internal conflicts. No differences were found between early and late adolescents concerning global differentiation and the discrepancies between the self (Actual and Ideal) and the Others. (4) Conclusions: Despite the limitations of the study (e.g., small sample size, cross-sectional design), these novel results support the suitability of the repertory grid technique to capture developmental changes in self-knowledge organization during adolescence, as well as the explanatory potential of personal construct psychology to advance their understanding.

Gridding a Grid: An Artist Reviews and Comprehends his Own Exhibition

1993 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. T. Patrick Diamond
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Repertory Grid ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Aesthetic Response ◽  
Repertory Grid Technique ◽  
Personal Constructs ◽  
Phenomenological Methodology ◽  
Grid Technique ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Voice

The empirical study of appreciators' psychological processes includes the examination of self-generated aesthetic schemas and meanings. If the individual voice and vision of the artist has often been missing from much of the previous literature and discussion of aesthetic response, non-empirical art critics may have promoted their own voices and positions instead by using the recondite and all but impenetrable metalanguage of criticism. As a counterexample from numerical phenomenological methodology, Kelly's psychology of personal constructs and its Repertory grid technique [1] are shown helping an artist-spectator to recover and to reflect on his own responses to one of his exhibitions. Shaw's interactive and multivariate FOCUS technique enables the grid to serve these ideographic purposes [2].

scholarly journals Structure and Contents of the Value and Meaning System of Mentally Ill Patients with the Religious Outlook

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 56-67
Author(s):  
O.A. Borisova ◽  
V.V. Gusev ◽  
A.M. Dvoinin ◽  
G.I. Kopeyko
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Meaning Of Life ◽  
Repertory Grid ◽  
Structural Aspect ◽  
Repertory Grid Technique ◽  
Personal Constructs ◽  
Religious Attitude ◽  
Grid Technique ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Meaning System

The purpose of the study described in the article is to elicit value and meaning elements and to describe their structure in mentally ill patients with the religious outlook. The assumptions that the value and meaning system (VMS) of believing patients and non-believing ones differ are put forward. Four groups of subjects participate in the study: “Orthodox patients” (N = 24, 9 men and 14 women, age m = 26.7 ± 6); “Unbelieving patients” (N = 12 people, 3 men and 9 women, age m = 28.9 ± 7.6); “Healthy Orthodox believers” (N = 15 people, 4 men and 11 women, age m = 30.2 ± 6.4); “Healthy unbelievers” (N = 14 people, 5 men and 9 women, age m = 29.7 ± 5.1). G. Kelly’s methodology of personal constructs is applied in the study to assess the VMS: the triad method, Hinkle’s Laddering technique, and the repertory grid technique. The results show that the VMS of mentally ill patients with the religious outlook is characterized (in the structural aspect) by a greater mutual connection of value and meaning elements than in patients who do not believe. In comparison with believing patients, the unbelieving ones display significant disintegration and reduction of multiplicity of interrelationships between various value and meaning elements. The stability of the structure and key elements in the contents of the VMS in believing patients are probably explained by their special religious attitude to the disease as well as by the possibility, despite the disease, to actualize the meaning of life though the reaching for God.

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