Diamond of opposites

This tool can illuminate the presence of contradictions in processes that cannot be detected by any single questionnaire item using a traditional format such as the Likert scale.

The diamond of opposites is a sociometric scaling method that simultaneously measures positive and negative responses to a statement.

Psychodrama/Sociometry: The psychological approach to counseling and exploring issues, both personal and in a wider social context, was founded by J.L.

Unlike traditional question formats, especially the semantic differential format where the respondent must choose a point on a one-dimensional scale anchored by two semantically opposite terms, the diamond of opposites allows the respondent to express attraction and repulsion independently.

In this format, the stem describes an object, person or situation in relation to which the respondent is asked to indicate their degree of attraction and repulsion.