Conflict based on distances

Measure of conflict or inconsistency as proposed by Bell (2004). The identification of conflict is based on distances rather than correlations as in other measures of conflict indexConflict1 and indexConflict2. It assesses if the distances between all components of a triad, made up of one element and two constructs, satisfies the "triangle inequality" (cf. Bell, 2004). If not, a triad is regarded as conflictive. An advantage of the measure is that it can be interpreted not only as a global measure for a grid but also on an element, construct, and element by construct level making it valuable for detailed feedback. Also, differences in conflict can be submitted to statistical testing procedures.

> indexConflict3(leach2001a)

CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCIES BASED ON TRIANGLE INEQUALITIES

Potential conflicts in grid: 819 Actual conflicts in grid: 340 Overall percentage of conflict in grid: 41.5 %

ELEMENTS

Percent of conflict attributable to element:

percentage 1 Child self               10.9 2 Self now                  7.9 3 Women in general          1.8 4 Men in general            8.2 5 Father                   16.5 6 Partner                  10.3 7 Ideal self               14.7 8 Mother                   10.6 9 Abuser in childhood      19.1

Chi-square test of equal count of conflicts for elements.

Chi-squared test for given probabilities

data: conflict.e X-squared = 65, df = 8, p-value = 4.826e-11

CONSTRUCTS

Percent of conflict attributable to construct:

percentage 1 assertive - not assert         8.1 2 confident - unconfiden         7.6 3 does not f - feels guil        9.1 4 abusive - not abusiv           7.4 5 frightenin - not fright        6.5 6 untrustwor - trustworth        6.8 7 powerful - powerless           6.2 8 big headed - not big he        6.2 9 independen - dependent         6.0 10 confusing - not confus        6.9 11 guilty - not guilty           6.2 12 cold - shows feel             6.0 13 masculine - feminine          7.5 14 interested - not intere       9.6

Chi-square test of equal count of conflicts for constructs.

Chi-squared test for given probabilities

data: conflict.c X-squared = 16.1706, df = 13, p-value = 0.24

Literature

 * Bell, R. C. (2004). A new approach to measuring inconsistency or conflict in grids. Personal Construct Theory & Practice, (1), 53-59.