Monitoring the Psychodrama Process

RANDALL B. MARTIN

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Psychodrama

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The authors describe a system for coding the duration of roles enacted in psychodramas. Sessions can be monitored by computer from videotape or in vivo with a minimum of training. Satisfactory interobserver reliability was demonstrated, but observers agreed less about complementary roles of an interaction than they did about protagonist roles. The construct validity of the system was shown by within-session trends of interaction durations involving the director and of durations involving role reversals. The authors also offer data relevant to the disinhibition hypothesis.

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