本研究主要探討八位參與「門診夫妻團體治療」中精神分裂症病患、配偶，其內在心理過程投人在此團體治療情境中的自我型態。經質性分析結果發現可歸納為自我轉變過程(egotransfonnation processing ) 及情感連結過程(affect bonding processing)二個大建構類目，每一行為單元皆同時具有此二大類目的歸類。此創見的研究結果可提供從事臨床家庭團體心理治療專業人員增進對個人「個體」在團體「客體」互動行為之洞察力。

The primary purpose was to explore the self-phenotype of 8 schizophrenic patients and their spouses who participated in an outpatient couple group psychotherapy and the presentation of their intrapsychic process in group context. Two major construct categories were identified by content analysis: ego transformation processing and affect bonding processing. Each behavioral unit consisted of these two construct categories. These results may be used to enhance family group clinical professionals' sensitivity in understanding the reactive behavior between the individual subject and the group object.