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Need-gratifying object relations and psychopathology

J H Porcerelli1, K A Hill, V B Dauphin

  • 1Detroit Psychiatric Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Michigan.

Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
|January 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

This study validates the Capacity for Emotional Investment (CEI) scale, supporting a psychoanalytic model of object relations development. Findings confirm the CEI

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic Theory

Background:

  • Object relations theory describes developmental stages from basic need-gratification to mature mutuality.
  • Goldberg's classification (1972) using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) distinguished normal, sociopathic, and psychotic individuals.
  • Assessing the developmental continuum of object relations is crucial for understanding personality structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test hypotheses derived from a psychoanalytic model of object relations development.
  • To evaluate the convergent and discriminant validity of the Capacity for Emotional Investment (CEI) scale.
  • To differentiate personality types based on their capacity for emotional investment.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) for initial personality classification.
  • Employed the Capacity for Emotional Investment (CEI) rating scale, developed by Westen et al. (1989), based on Thematic Apperception Test data.
  • Compared CEI scores across groups classified as normal, sociopathic, and psychotic.

Main Results:

  • Results strongly supported the study's hypotheses regarding the psychoanalytic model of object relations.
  • The Capacity for Emotional Investment (CEI) scale demonstrated significant convergent and discriminant validity.
  • Distinct patterns of emotional investment capacity were observed across different personality classifications.

Conclusions:

  • The findings provide robust empirical support for the psychoanalytic model of a developmental continuum of object relations.
  • The Capacity for Emotional Investment (CEI) scale is a valid and reliable measure for assessing object relations.
  • This research contributes to a deeper understanding of personality development and psychopathology through the lens of object relations.

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