Publication Date
4-1975
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Carl Martray, James Craig, Ernest Owen
Degree Program
Department of Psychology
Degree Type
Master of Arts
Abstract
Volunteer college students participated either as members of two experimental experiential-Gestalt growth groups or as members of a control group. The experimental groups met for one two hour period per week for eight weeks. It was hypothesized that the experimental group members would change significantly in the direction of increased self-actualization as measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) while the nontreatment control group members would not. A comparison of pre- and posttest scores for the groups indicated no significant effects of the group process. Increases occurred over the nine week period for both experimental and control subjects. The importance of proper control groups is stressed. Implications for further research indicate a need to identify factors which cause control group members to change in the direction of increased self-actualization without participation in an intensive group process.
Disciplines
Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Miller, Daniel, "The Experimental-Gestalt Growth Group" (1975). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 2634.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2634