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Personal Construct Psychology was developed by George A. Kelly and presented in his ground-breaking work "The Psychology of Personal Constructs" in 1955. In this book he developed a theory of personality centred around the distinctive ways in which individuals construct and reconstruct the meanings of their lives, which he subsequently elaborated in a series of papers. While Kelly’s original focus was on applications to psychotherapy and counselling, personal construct concepts and methods have been used to understand such topics as diverse as stuttering, the development and breakdown of close relationships, vocational decision making, education, bereavement and organisational behaviour.

This journal publishes papers on personal construct theory as well as its applications in a variety of disciplines, such as psychotherapy and counselling, education, and organisational behaviour. It also serves as a forum for practitioners in the various professions involved. Contributions from related disciplines are also welcome.

Contributions to this journal are peer-reviewed. Manuscripts should be submitted to the Editor. Instructions for authors can be found at the side bar.

Subscription to this journal is free for individuals. However, a password is required to access it which can be obtained free from the first Editor. The right to charge libraries after a period of two years is reserved.

Abstracts can be accessed without password.

The articles published prior to 2010 are now accessible without password. Generally, articles will be accessible without password one year after publication.
More on personal construct theory and its applications can be found in the Internet Encyclopaedia of Personal Construct Psychology currently in preparation. Information on organisations, websites, conferences, references etc. is available through the PCP Gateway; the latest developments, events etc. can be found in the PCP NewsBlog.

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	Jörn Scheer (Hamburg, Germany)		Trevor Butt (Huddersfield, UK)



	Jörn Scheer, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Medical Psychology at the University of Giessen, Germany. He has published extensively in the fields of psychosomatic medicine, psychotherapy, medical and health psychology before getting involved with personal construct psychology. He co-edited the first introduction to the repertory grid technique in German and is co-editor of the Internet Encyclopaedia of Personal Construct Psychology. His latest books dealt with cross-cultural aspects of PCP and with PCP and the arts.		Trevor Butt, PhD, is Emeritus Reader in Psychology at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He trained as a clinical psychologist before working at the University of Huddersfield. He has published in the areas of personal construct theory, phenomenology, and psychotherapy, and is the joint author (with Vivien Burr) of Invitation to Personal Construct Psychology. He also wrote Understanding People (2004) and George Kelly - The Psychology of Personal Constructs (2008).

ISSN 1613-5091

Last update 1 January 2009