The Influential Relationships Questionnaire, a state measure of the perceived characteristics of care, overprotection, and criticism of significant others, was administered to 99 staff of a provincial psychiatric hospital. The relationship of scores to sex, marital status, and amount of weekly contact with two most influential people was examined. Analysis indicated that scores are independent of sex, marital status, and amount of weekly contact for the most influential person. The implication of normative data in relation to perceived attitudes and psychopathology is discussed.
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