A COMPARISON OF THE DRQ WITH RATINGS OF EMOTION.

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    • Abstract:
      The article presents a study which investigated the validity of Discomfort-Relief Quotient (DRQ) as a measure of tension using as subjects a group consisting mostly of neurotics. In calculating the DRQ, a scorer classifies each unit of the written material as expressive of discomfort, relief, or neutral feeling and then computes the ratio of discomfort units to the total of discomfort and relief units. Transcribed interviews and communications originally made in written form can be scored by the DRQ method. The correlations of composite ratings with DRQ are also presented.