Greeting Behaviour and Psychogenic Need: Interviews on Experiences of Therapists, Clergymen, and Car Salesmen

Abstract

Interviews of 47 Swedish subjects, therapists, clergymen, and car salesmen were used to investigate relationships between 22 greeting behaviours and 12 psychogenic needs mainly drawn from the Cecarec-Marke Personality Schedule. Analysis showed that most of the subjects agreed about the personality characteristics of greeting behaviours, especially regarding the dimensions of introversion and extraversion. The results confirm those from earlier studies that some greeting behaviours are potentially valid in assessing personality.