Self-evaluation of relationship patterns: The Interpersonal Relationship Pattern (IRP) Questionnaire

How can the reactions of the subject to the projected behaviour patterns of the other and the expected reactions of the other to the behaviour of the subject be recorded as an internalised behaviour pattern in self-descriptio n? We investigated this question during the further development of a new qu estionnaire for the depiction of interpersonal relationship patterns, the s o-called Interpersonal Relationships Pattern Questionnaire. The theoretical basis of its construction, which links the SASB model of BENJAMIN (1974) w ith the CCRT method of LUBORSKY (1977), allows statements about reaction pa tterns to be made, which are recorded by means of an If-Then (situation-rea ction) logic. This should be demonstrated by an example. Validity and relia bility are examined by means of a psychotherapeutic (n=496), a psychiatric (n=106) and a student (n=91) sample. Indications of the clinical-prognostic relevance of the IRP-questionnaire are demonstrated by means of the result s of a sub-sample (n=145) and conclusions are drawn concerning the further development of the questionnaire.