CIRCUMSPECTION, PREEMPTION AND PERSONAL CONSTRUCTS

1983 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Chambers
Keyword(s):  
Personal Construct ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Personal Constructs ◽  
Logical Inconsistency ◽  
Personal Construct Psychology ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
Construct Psychology

According to personal construct theory the personality is shaped by the constructs the person uses in anticipating events. In this study grid measures of logically inconsistent construction and preemptive or reductionistic construction are compared with scores from the 16 P.F. Questionnaire. Logical inconsistency was correlated with several traits suggesting neuroticism. Preemption was correlated with several traits suggesting an incredulous approach to life. These results are in agreement with the theoretical assertions of personal construct psychology.

Personal Construct Theory

2010 ◽  
pp. 496-515
Author(s):  
Peter Caputi ◽  
M. Gordon Hunter ◽  
Felix B. Tan
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Personal Construct Psychology ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
Construct Psychology

The development of any discipline is related to the strength of its underpinning theoretical base. Wellestablished disciplines have a diversity of clearly stated and competing theoretical frameworks to describe and explain theoretical constructs. Information systems (IS) is a relatively new discipline; many well-known IS theories (such as the technology acceptance model, theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behaviour) are borrowed from disciplines such as economics and psychology. This chapter outlines personal construct psychology, a psychological theory. Current applications of methodologies based in personal construct theory are discussed, and the positioning of the theory within a broader taxonomy of IS theory is explored.

Personal Constructs in School Psychology

1987 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Reynolds ◽  
Henry L. Janzen
Keyword(s):  
School Psychology ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Personal Constructs ◽  
Positive Aspect ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
Grid Technique

George Kelly's personal construct theory and Rep Grid technique was followed to analyse perceptions of some aspects of the role of psychologist in the schools. Differences in role subsystems for ‘trainees’ and ‘experts’ were examined in the light of personal construct corollaries. Subjects were 23 ‘trainees’ and 15 ‘experts’. Investigation of the results indicated tentative support for the existence of a specific subsystem for the role of psychologist in the schools. Subjects who had previous work experience were able to make more extreme and consistent characterizations than their inexperienced counterparts. More agreement was evident for both groups when role descriptions contained a positive aspect.

scholarly journals Assessing Corporate Sustainability with Repertory Grid Based Personal Construct Psychology

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henning Bundtzen
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Repertory Grid ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Personal Constructs ◽  
Personal Construct Psychology ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Construct Psychology

Corporate sustainability (CS) is becoming a key feature for preparing an organization for the future challenges of its competitive environment. It has expanded from corporate social responsibility (CSR) by adding the dimensions of ethical, environmental, economic and cultural responsibility whilst asking for a long-term perspective of sustainability for the aforementioned subjects. This paper summarizes the concept of corporate sustainability focusing on the most relevant topics of recent scientific literature. The findings are compared to the results of 61 repertory grid interviews to evaluate how far corporate sustainability is already carried into practical notion. It is tested whether this type of interview technique and the underlying theory of personal constructs allow a visualization of the CS status of an organization. In addition, this article gives a brief outlook on the interconnection of leadership, corporate culture and corporate sustainability.    

scholarly journals Identity play and the stories we live by

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 683-695
Author(s):  
Babak Ghaempanah ◽  
Svetlana N. Khapova
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Narrative Identity ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Personal Constructs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dialogical Self ◽  
Construct Theory

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to advance our understanding of identity play process by including the stories we live by in depth. Over the past decade, identity play literature has placed more emphasis on the role of self-narratives. Yet, the “stories we live by”, including the told or untold stories of past and imagined events of the future, have not been considered in depth in these self-narratives.Design/methodology/approachThis conceptual paper draws on the personal construct theory, narrative identity and constructivist psychotherapy literatures and attempts to include the stories we live by in scholarly conceptualizations and explorations of identity play processes.FindingsDrawing on the personal construct theory, narrative identity and constructivist psychotherapy literatures this paper offers a comprehensive conceptual model of how the stories we live by infuse individual identity construction processes. The model highlights the inter-connectivity among stories we live by, identity play, identity work, sensemaking and social validation. Looking through the lens of the personal construct theory and taking these inter-connectivities into account lead to the observation of temporality in identity construction and the plurivocality of self-narratives.Originality/valueThis paper looks at identity play through the lens of the personal construct theory. However, self-narratives are seen as a medium for manifestation of personal constructs. Thus, this paper also draws on the narrative identity literature and dialogical-self concept, which helps access the multiplicity of the self-narratives to widen our grasp of personal constructs. This paper combines discourse of deconstruction with the dialogical-self concept and provides more means for the explication of identity play.

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.

Grid-Relationship Scoring Used with a Rep Test Modification

1967 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. W. Landfield
Keyword(s):  
Personal Construct ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Personal Constructs ◽  
Conceptual Organization ◽  
Construct Theory

Data are presented which support the position that range of convenience of Personal Constructs should be more seriously considered by investigators. A method for eliciting information about range of convenience on the grid form of the Role Construct Repertory Test (Rep Test) is presented, together with a method for ascertaining relationships among constructs, inferred from grid rating patterns. Questions are raised about other approaches to conceptual organization, within the range of convenience of Personal Construct Theory, in which investigators try to avoid the problem of range of convenience.

THE IMPLICATION POTENTIAL OF PERSONAL CONSTRUCTS IN RELATION TO THEIR SUBJECTIVE IMPORTANCE AND ORDER OF ELICITATION

1987 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Mcdonagh ◽  
Jack Adams-Webber
Keyword(s):  
Personal Construct ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Personal Constructs ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
Subjective Importance

Kelly's (1955) Role Construct Repertory Test (rep test) and Fransella's (1972) Bipolar Implication Grid (impgrid) were used to test three related hypotheses: (1) personal constructs that are elicited relatively early in the rep test are subjectively more important than constructs that are elicited later, (2) the former tend to be more ‘meaningful ‘than the latter in terms of their implication potential (cf. Lemon and Warren, 1974), and (3) the implication potential of personal constructs correlates with their relative subjective importance. Data elicited from 11 female and 6 male Canadian undergraduates were consistent with all three hypotheses. These results were discussed in relation to previous findings within the framework of personal construct theory.

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