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From interpersonal theories of Sullivan, Leary, and Rogers, it was predicted that discrepancy between self-description and others' description of S, disagreement among others in describing S, and maladjustment would be positively interrelated and negatively related to skill in psychotherapeutically oriented psychiatric nursing. These predictions were tested in two groups of student nurses from successive years. Adjustment was rated from the MMPI. The discrepancy and disagreement measures were derived from Interpersonal Check List self and peer ratings. Psychotherapeutic skillfulness was rated by two psychiatric supervisors on a specially devised scale. Results from Group I (N = 64) provided some support for the major predictions but were not cross-validated in Group II (N = 74). Reasons for lack of replication were discussed.

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Discrepancies in Interpersonal Perception,Adjustment and Therapeutic Skill

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