Department of Psychology, University of Utah.
Department Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
J Pers Assess. 2022 Sep-Oct;104(5):650-659. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2021.1991358. Epub 2021 Nov 8.
Karen Horney's interpersonal theory of adjustment defined three different neurotic trends involving characteristic social behavior and motives: compliant (moving toward people), aggressive (moving against people), and detached (moving away from people). The Horney-Coolidge Type Inventory (HCTI) was developed to assess these trends, but has not been validated using standard methods in the interpersonal perspective. The studies reported here refined the structure of the HCTI, and utilized the structural summary method (SSM) to identify relationships of the three shortened HCTI trend scales with the interpersonal circumplex (IPC) in single university ( = 514) and multisite university ( = 3,283) samples. Results across both studies confirmed predicted interpersonal characteristics of each trend: Compliance was associated with warm submissiveness, aggression was associated with hostile dominance, and detachment was associated with hostile or cold submissiveness. However, analyses of facets within the three HCTI trend domains revealed significant differences. Results are discussed as a potential guide to further refinement of assessments of the Horney maladaptive trends, and support inclusion of Horney's model in current interpersonal theory.
霍妮的人际关系调整理论定义了三种不同的神经质趋势，涉及到典型的社会行为和动机：依从型（趋向他人）、攻击型（对抗他人）和超脱型（远离他人）。霍妮-克里奇利类型量表（HCTI）是为了评估这些趋势而开发的，但尚未使用人际关系视角中的标准方法进行验证。本研究报告对 HCTI 的结构进行了细化，并利用结构总结法（SSM）来识别三种缩短的 HCTI 趋势量表与单一大学（n=514）和多地点大学（n=3,283）样本中人际圆周（IPC）之间的关系。两项研究的结果都证实了每种趋势的预期人际关系特征：依从型与温暖的顺从相关，攻击型与敌对的支配相关，超脱型与敌对或冷漠的顺从相关。然而，对 HCTI 趋势领域内的各个方面进行分析时，发现存在显著差异。研究结果被认为是进一步完善对霍妮适应不良趋势的评估的潜在指南，并支持将霍妮的模型纳入当前的人际关系理论。
