TY - JOUR
T1 - Componential analysis of interpersonal perception data
AU - Kenny, David A.
AU - West, Tessa V.
AU - Malloy, Thomas E.
AU - Albright, Linda
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - We examine the advantages and disadvantages of 2 types of analyses used in interpersonal perception studies: componential and noncomponential. Componential analysis of interpersonal perception data (Kenny, 1994) partitions a judgment into components and then estimates the variances of and the correlations between these components. A noncomponential analysis uses raw scores to analyze interpersonal perception data. Three different research areas are investigated: consensus of perceptions across social contexts, reciprocity of attraction, and individual differences in self-enhancement. Finally, we consider criticisms of componential analysis. We conclude that interpersonal perception data necessarily have components (e.g., perceiver, target, measure, and their interactions), and that the researcher needs to develop a model that best captures the researcher's questions.
AB - We examine the advantages and disadvantages of 2 types of analyses used in interpersonal perception studies: componential and noncomponential. Componential analysis of interpersonal perception data (Kenny, 1994) partitions a judgment into components and then estimates the variances of and the correlations between these components. A noncomponential analysis uses raw scores to analyze interpersonal perception data. Three different research areas are investigated: consensus of perceptions across social contexts, reciprocity of attraction, and individual differences in self-enhancement. Finally, we consider criticisms of componential analysis. We conclude that interpersonal perception data necessarily have components (e.g., perceiver, target, measure, and their interactions), and that the researcher needs to develop a model that best captures the researcher's questions.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15327957pspr1004_1
DO - 10.1207/s15327957pspr1004_1
M3 - Article
C2 - 17201589
AN - SCOPUS:33846026357
SN - 1088-8683
VL - 10
SP - 282
EP - 294
JO - Personality and Social Psychology Review
JF - Personality and Social Psychology Review
IS - 4
ER -