The Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory was designed to assess the extent to which a person experiences unconditional positive regard, empathic understanding, and genuineness in a relationship. This study (N = 1,286) investigated measurement invariance between English, Chinese, and Spanish language versions of the inventory and partial scalar…

The purpose of this study was to investigate therapeutic factors and perception of co-leaders' attitudes in elementary children. The Critical Incident Questionnaire was collected from participants during 8 sessions of 3 psychoeducational groups for social anxiety, whereas the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory was administered twice. It was…

The purpose of this study was to establish whether or not teacher perceptions of the quality of their interpersonal relationships with their supervisor were related to teacher perceptions of supervisor style. Data were collected from 204 student teachers involved in a student teaching experience in a large, central New York area from 1967-70.…

The Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory, an instrument used to measure the empathic understanding, level of regard, congruence, and unconditionality of regard, is studied using a rotated principal-components analysis of the Inventory's subtests to ascertain whether it measures one general factor or four separate relationship aspects. (Author/RP)

This study investigated the effects of facilitation training upon the attitude of administrators and lead teachers toward their professional associates. The project consisted of a 3-day workshop in facilitative communication involving 25 participants and four trainers. Exercises designed to improve ability to respond with empathy, positive regard,…

Compared communication training, interaction insight training, and no treatment for changes in marital verbal interaction and spouses' ratings of each other on the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory. Communication training produced increases in assertive requests. Both treatments reduced disagreement. Communication training produced a decrease…

Predominantly white midwestern high school students (n=561) rated a parent and a teacher on the Barret-Lennard Relationship Inventory (1962, 1978). Overall, girls perceived greater warmth from parents and teachers. Evidence of age differences and of greater warmth from parents with whom students lived was also found. (SLD)

Attempted to determine whether an apparently physically disabled counselor, compared with an able-bodied counselor, would be perceived as exhibiting higher levels of four therapeutic ingredients. Results suggested the disabled counselor was rated significantly higher on all therapeutic variables compared with the same counselor when viewed as…

THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PERSONAL-INTERPERSONAL VARIABLES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE WERE STUDIED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DESCRIBE SOME OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS, AND TO DISCOVER PRACTICABLE MEANS OF FACILITATING THE KINDS OF GROWTH WHICH LEAD TO SOCIAL AWARENESS, PERSONAL COMPETENCE, AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ON THE PART OF THE COLLEGE STUDENT.…

Suggests that the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory (RI) has many advantages as a measure of marital satisfaction. This article describes these advantages and the instrument itself: scoring, forms, and evidence for reliability and validity. Recommendations for using the RI to measure marital satisfaction are also discussed. (Author)

The purpose of the investigation was to observe the relationship between the personality of high school counselors and their interpersonal characteristics. Forty high school counselors responded to the 16PF and 160 senior counselees rated their respective counselors by completing the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory. Moderate relationships…

This article is based on a doctoral dissertation submitted to the University of California in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Ed. D. degree.

Eight ambiguous items in the 16-item Inconditionality of Regard Scale of the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory were rewritten to see if the relationship of that scale to others in the inventory would change. The hypothesis that the relationships would change was upheld. (The eight original and eight modified items are included). (JKS)

THIS INTERIM REPORT PRESENTS DATA COLLECTED IN A STUDY OF THE INTERPERSONAL ATTITUDES OF ADOLESCENTS. TWELVE GROUPS OF HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS FROM THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS MET IN COUNSELING SESSIONS. THE PRINCIPAL INDEPENDENT VARIABLES IN THE GROUPS WERE CONGENIALITY (STUDENTS CHOSE TO MEET WITH EACH OTHER) AND THE STRUCTURE LEVEL IMPOSED BY THE…