PROJECTION IN GROUP-COUNSELING - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEMBERS INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS AND THEIR PERCEPTION OF OF THE GROUP LEADER

We explored projection in group counseling by examining the relationship between the group members' interpersonal problems and their perception of the group leader. Before participation, 118 personal-growth group members filled out the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (L. M. Horowitz, S. E. Rosenberg, B. A. Baer, G. Ureno, & V.S. Villasenor, 1988), and after each session they filled out the Trainer Behavior Scale (L. Bolman, 1971). A latent variable analysis revealed that during the first 10 group sessions, overly dominant group members perceived the group leaders as more dominant and overly cold group members perceived the group leaders as less affiliative. There was less relationship between group members' interpersonal problems and ratings for group leaders over time. Implications of these results are discussed.