Three hypotheses derived partly from Thibaut and Kelley's theory of interpersonal relations received some support using veterans from six VA domiciliaries as Ss. The low compliance Ss differed from the high and/or medium compliant ones in that they were younger, had been in the institution for a shorter time period, had longer service records, showed less motivational distortion or anxiety to do well on tests, were less insecure, but more distrustful and suspecting; they found the general community life more desirable and felt more frequently that they had given up freedom by coming to the domiciliary.
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