Self-object differentiation:

It has been the position of this work that the depth, subtlety and sophistication of object relations and self-psychology models of group yield a clearer theoretical and clinical picture of group dynamics and development. The implication for research is likewise the same: the utilization of these theoretical frames should provide a basis for new research hypotheses and methodological approaches. This chapter reports, in an abbreviated version, the dissertation research, findings and discussion of one of the authors (cf. Ashbach, C.J. ‘Self-social matrix-Ashbach group version investigation of object relations in a Tavistock conference large group’. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Temple University, 1986).