indexConflict1 | R Documentation |
Conflict measure as proposed by Slade and Sheehan (1979)
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The first approach to mathematically derive a conflict measure based on grid
data was presented by Slade and Sheehan (1979). Their operationalization is
based on an approach by Lauterbach (1975) who applied the balance
theory (Heider, 1958) for a quantitative assessment of psychological
conflict. It is based on a count of balanced and imbalanced triads of
construct correlations. A triad is imbalanced if one or all three of the
correlations are negative, i. e. leading to contrary implications. This
approach was shown by Winter (1982) to be flawed. An improved version was
proposed by Bassler et al. (1992) and has been implemented in the function
indexConflict2
.
The table below shows when a triad made up of the constructs A, B, and C is balanced and imbalanced.
cor(A,B) | cor(A,C) | cor(B,C) | Triad characteristic |
+ | + | + | balanced |
+ | + | - | imbalanced |
+ | - | + | imbalanced |
+ | - | - | balanced |
- | + | + | imbalanced |
- | + | - | balanced |
- | - | + | balanced |
- | - | - | imbalanced |
A list with the following elements:
total |
Total number of triads |
imbalanced |
Number of imbalanced triads |
prop.balanced |
Proportion of balanced triads |
prop.imbalanced |
Proportion of imbalanced triads |
Bassler, M., Krauthauser, H., & Hoffmann, S. O. (1992). A new approach to the identification of cognitive conflicts in the repertory grid: An illustrative case study. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 5(1), 95-111.
Heider, F. (1958). The Psychology of Interpersonal Relation. John Wiley & Sons.
Lauterbach, W. (1975). Assessing psychological conflict. The British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 14(1), 43-47.
Slade, P. D., & Sheehan, M. J. (1979). The measurement of 'conflict' in repertory grids. British Journal of Psychology, 70(4), 519-524.
Winter, D. A. (1982). Construct relationships, psychological disorder and therapeutic change. The British Journal of Medical Psychology, 55 (Pt 3), 257-269.
indexConflict2
for an improved version of this measure;
see indexConflict3
for a measure based on distances.
indexConflict1(feixas2004)
indexConflict1(boeker)
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