[Interpretation/Interpersonal] PER

[Interpretation/Interpersonal] PER

Aliases

• PER
• personalized answers
• personal frame

Definition

PER shows how much the person tends to justify the response from personal criteria, personal experience, or a private point of view when that style is read at the interpersonal level. In interpretation, it suggests how much a self-referential frame shapes the person's reading of other people and relational exchange.

Interpretation

• If PER is high, there may be greater tendency to interpret the interpersonal world through personal references rather than shared cues.
• This variable can accompany rigidity, need for self-assertion, or a very private way of validating experience.
• When it appears together with high Xu%, interpersonal reading may become even more idiosyncratic.
• A low value only means this bias appears less often; it does not automatically mean the person is open or flexible.

Cautions

• PER is not the same as creativity, and it does not by itself equal narcissism.
• The variable does not measure simple personal opinion; it points to the way the response is supported by a personal frame.
• It should be distinguished from the coding score PER, even though the two are related.

Cross References

• PER is not enough by itself to conclude relational egocentricity.
• It should be read with a:p, HumanCont, Xu%, and H ratio.

Evidence Note

• a:p
• HumanCont
• Xu%
• H ratio
• COP

Evidence Note

• [Interpretation/Lower Section/Interpersonal] Interpersonal
• [Interpretation/Interpersonal] Human Content
• [Interpretation/Interpersonal] a:p
• [Coding/Special Scores] PER
• [Interpretation/Mediation] Xu%
• [Interpretation/Self Perception] H Ratio

Evidence Note

• Detailed source comparison is stored in internal provenance notes.