Personal Construct Methodology

Personal Construct Methodology sets a new standard for those interested in constructivist and post-modern research approaches. The volume does more than merely review traditional personal construct approaches to assessment and research. It also explores the use of more qualitative and narrative ways of researching within personal construct theory. The chapters include a critical appraisal of where future work should be directed. Providing such a comprehensive overview, this volume is destined to be the defining work in this area for years to come. Larry M. Leitner, Professor of Psychology, Miami University, USA

This collection presents a comprehensive overview of established and emerging techniques for collecting and analyzing data within the framework of personal construct theory. Written by the leading international experts in the field, Personal Construct Methodology looks at both qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as methods used in clinical and counseling settings.

Divided into four sections, the chapters present a history of this innovative approach and describe a range of methods, including content analysis scales, repertory grid methodology, narrative assessments and drawings, and the laddering and ABC techniques. Clear and authoritative, this book provides easy to follow descriptions and examples of applications in clinical and nonclinical settings and explains how and why certain methods are used and in which contexts they are likely to have the most success.

Peter Caputi is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He is the author of Personal Construct Psychology: New Ideas (edited with Foster & Viney, Wiley, 2006).
Linda L Viney is Professorial Fellow at the University of Wollongong, Australia and is the co-editor of Personal Construct Psychotherapy: Advances in Theory, Practice and Research (edited with D. Winter, 2005).
Beverly M. Walker is Honorary Fellow at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Her publications include The Construction of Group Realities: Culture, Society and Personal ConstructTheory (edited by Kalekin-Fishman & Walker, 1996) and The Internet Encyclopaedia of Personal Construct Psychology (edited by Scheerk. Walker).
Nadia Crittenden is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Wollongong, Australia, where she has taught for many years, conducted training workshops, and presented and published research.