Psychological Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-8-2021
Abstract
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 (n = 514) and multisite university (n = 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.
Recommended Citation
Carlson, S. E., Smith, T. W., Parkhurst, K. A., Tinajero, R., Grove, J. L., Goans, C., ... & Ruiz, J. M. (2022). Moving Toward, Moving Against, and Moving Away: An Interpersonal Approach to Construct Validation of the Horney–Coolidge Type Inventory. Journal of Personality Assessment, 104(5), 650-659. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2021.1991358
Publication Title
Journal of Personality Assessment
DOI
10.1080/00223891.2021.1991358
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Personality Assessment on November 8, 2021, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00223891.2021.1991358