Middleton P
J Clin Psychol. 1978 Apr;34(2):505-11. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(197804)34:2<505::aid-jclp2270340254>3.0.co;2-2.
Explored the application of role playing, as a research technique, in a test of Sarbin's self-role congruency theory. Forty male Ss volunteered to play either the role of a therapist or client in a simulation of psychotherapy. The CPI dominance scale was used to select high dominant Ss to play the role of therapists. Half of these high dominant Ss were instructed in directive therapy (creating a self-role congruent condition with high dominance and directiveness being congruent) and half were instructed in non-directive therapy (creating a self-role incongruent condition). Judges' ratings were used to compare Ss' role playing ability and visible comfort between the self-role congruent and self-role incongruent conditions. The results supported Sarbin's theory of self-role congruence. These findings suggest methodological improvements in psychotherapy research via the use of role playing and have practical implications for the practice of psychotherapy.
探讨了角色扮演作为一种研究技术在对萨宾自我角色一致性理论的检验中的应用。40名男性受试者自愿在模拟心理治疗中扮演治疗师或来访者的角色。使用加州心理调查表支配性量表来挑选高支配性的受试者扮演治疗师的角色。这些高支配性受试者中有一半接受了指导性治疗的指导（创造一种自我角色一致的条件，即高支配性和指导性相一致），另一半接受了非指导性治疗的指导（创造一种自我角色不一致的条件）。通过评判者的评分来比较自我角色一致和自我角色不一致条件下受试者的角色扮演能力和明显的舒适度。结果支持了萨宾的自我角色一致性理论。这些发现表明，通过使用角色扮演，心理治疗研究在方法上有所改进，并且对心理治疗实践具有实际意义。
