The Rationale and Clinical Relevance of Repertory Grid Technique

The rationale of Repertory Grid Technique is discussed in relation to its possible and demonstrated clinical uses, and the literature is briefly examined in order to stress the variety of possible forms of grid test.

Abstract

All forms of Repertory Grid technique are derivatives of an original proposed by G. A. Kelly (1955) as an integral part of the development of Personal Construct Theory (summarized Bannister, 1962). In essence, repertory grids are forms of sorting test. They differ from conventional sorting tests in that there are no standard sorting materials or sorting categories nor is there any standard single form of administration or scoring procedure. Their unique characteristics are that: