8/20/2019 Inventory Conflict Interpersonal http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/inventory-conflict-interpersonal 1/5 • INTERPERSON L COMMUNICATION INVENTORY .Being an effective communicator seems to be based on five interpersonal components: 1) an . adequate se}f . concept, the sing]e most impor tant factor affecting peop]e's communication · with others; (2) the ability to be a good listener, a skill which . as r · eceived little attention until recently; (3) the skiU of expressing one s thoughts and ideas clearly which many peo ple find difficult to do; (4) being able cope with one's emotions, particularly angry feelings,. and ex. pressing them in a constructive way; and (5) the willingness to disclose ones· elf to others truthfully and freely. Such self-disclosure is n. ecessary for satisfactory interpersonal relation ships~ (See the "Self-Disclosure Questionnairen by Sidney M. Jourard also in the 1974 Annual. In recent years) several r e s e a r te c . hniques and d. evices have been; developed in a number of areas involving , the study of interpersonal com : munication: marriage cotmseling, parent-child · counseling, group therapy, and small-group communication. • The ulnterpersonal Communic;ation In - ventoryn (ICI) is applicable generally to social interaction in a wide variety of situations~ It is an a t t e m p to m e a s u r e general tendencies in in terpersonal communication and it may be used as a counseling tool) as a teaching, device, as a supplement to an interview, by management, or for further research., A 54-item scale measures the process of com munication a i an element of social interaction; it is not intended to · measure content but to • identify patterns1 characteristics, and styles of . t. u n t c . ton. The items included were · drawn from a review of the literature in the field and from the author 7 s counseling experience and his work on related comm. unication scales. The instrument is probably best suited for in~ dividuals of high school age or older. It can be . adapted to either sex and any marital status. Items in the JCl designed to sample the di mensions of self-concept, listening, clarity of ex pression, difficulties in coping wit'h angry feelings, and self disclosure. This instrument is closely linked to Dr. Myron C h a r t i er~s article, IL-Five Components Con tril)uting to Effective Interpersonal Commu nications," which appears in the L e c t u r ettes section · of this . Annual. The lecturette discusses and develops aspects of the ulnterpersonaJ Com munication Inventory.'' Engaged in on-going research, the author would like to c o l a b o r a t wjth others using the ICI. He has also developed a. guide to the ICI w h i ~ h may be obtained from upon request. REFERENCES BienY enu. M.J.l Sr. Measurernent of parent·adolescent < : ot · nnntni(:ation. 17~e J- uuily Cc>Onlitul.torl 1969. 18, 117-121. B1envenu , M. J. Sr . M e a s u r e • n e n t of 1nari.tal <:o•nm\~ni~ation. Tile Fanlily· o o r ~ l i r a t a t 1 9 7 19, 26-.31. {a) Bierlvenu, \1 . J.. Sr . Pare11t ~c loJe~<:ent l·onununic : ation and self~es- teetn. }our no/ o o n o m . l97fl~ 62, 344-345. (h) • Bienv· enn, J. J Sr . An interpersonal · "'tntnunic. :ation inventor y . 17u~ }uurnt~lt~f Canununkution 1971 21 4 } 81- . 388 . Reprinted from Tht 1974 AnnUtll Handbookjor Group Facilitalor.s) J . William Pfeiffer and john E. Jones (Eds .), San D i e g o ~ CA : University Associates .
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