A content analysis scaling method for the measurement of person-environment incongruence

A schema of situational definitions was developed from constructivist psychology and phenomenological sociology and used in the construction of a content analysis scale for the measurement of person-environment incongruence. The scale measures incongruence between personal and social resources at subordinate and superordinate levels. The reliability and validity of the Person-Environment Incongruence Scale were examined in a study of students’ transition to university.