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Behavior Change Outcomes of Marathon Group Treatment
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Uhlemann, Max R.; Weigel, Richard G. – Small Group Behavior, 1977
This study evaluated behavior change occurring after a marathon group experience, with a focus on individualized rather than shared behavioral change criteria. The individualization of behavior change criteria is based on the assertion that few, if any, single change criteria are appropriate or realistic for assessing change in all individuals.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classification, College Students, Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation of Brief Intervention Models by the Hill Interaction Matrix
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Silbergeld, Sam; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1977
To assess two group models being developed in the Mental Health Study Center, NIMH, this paper compares HIM data from these models with norms from a previous study. By contrasting HIM results from groups of married couples, young adolescents, and parents and teachers, one obtains a better understanding of the effectiveness of these models. (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Group Dynamics
Facilitator--and Self-Directed Groups: A Statement-by-Statement Interaction Study
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Conyne, Robert K.; Rapin, Lynn S. – Small Group Behavior, 1977
This study compared the effectiveness of facilitator-directed and self-directed personal growth group treatments toward inducing therapeutic verbal interaction. An interaction process analysis approach, the Hill Interaction Matrix (HIM) statement-by-statement system, was used to examine treatment differences. (Author)
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Group Dynamics, Interaction Process Analysis, Leadership Styles
A HIM-G Interaction Process Analysis Study of Facilitator--and Self-Directed Groups
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Conyne, Robert K.; Rapin, Lynn S. – Small Group Behavior, 1977
This study of group process evaluated the relative effectiveness of facilitator-directed (FD) and self-directed (SD) personal growth group treatments in inducing change in the level of group member interaction. Examination of treatment effectiveness was accomplished through an interaction process analysis approach, the Hill Interaction…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Graduate Students, Group Dynamics, Individual Development
Extended Group Counseling with Psychiatry Residents: HIM and the Bonney Scale Compared
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Sisson, C. J.; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1977
The purpose of this investigation is to compare the descriptions of group process obtained from the Hill Interaction Matrix (Form G) and the Bonney Scale in rating an extended counseling group of psychiatric residents (N = 10). (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Conceptual Schemes, Graduate Students
Interpersonal Growth Contracts and Leader Experience: Their Effects in Encounter Groups
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Magyar, Charles W.; Apostal, Robert A. – Small Group Behavior, 1977
The questions of the value of structure in groups and the value of experience in group leadership merge when the two areas of conflict are considered together. The present study was concerned with effects of an interpersonal growth contract and of leader experience on encounter group process and outcome. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Contracts, Group Structure, Individual Development
Effects of Immediate Feedback on the Therapeutic Content of Group Leaders' Statements
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Pattinson, Pamela R.; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1977
The present study examines the effects of immediate feedback to the therapist. It was hypothesized that immediate feedback would increase the amount of therapeutic talk by the therapist, as defined by the HIM. (Author)
Descriptors: Feedback, Group Behavior, Health Personnel, Helping Relationship
The HIM-B as a Family Interaction Assessment Technique
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McIntire, Walter G.; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1977
The purpose of this study was to determine if preferred modes of interaction, as measured by the HIM-B, are related to a major spousal interaction variable, marital happiness. Specifically, it examines the potential of Hill's conceptual model, and instrument, for enhancing our understanding of marital interaction in combination with some…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Comparative Analysis, Conceptual Schemes, Family Life