This article presents normative data for the Rorschach Comprehensive System (CS) on 100 adult nonpatients from the Belgian French-speaking community. We compare our Belgian sample to a French one (Sultan et al., 2004 Sultan, S., Andronikof, A., Fouques, D., Lemmel, G., Mormont, C., Réveillère, C. and Saïas, T. 2004. Vers des normes francophones pour le Rorschach en système intégré: Premiers résultats sur un échantillon de 146 adultes. Psychologie Française., 49: 7–24. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]), data of Exner's (Exner & Erdberg, 2005 Exner, J. E. Jr. and Erdberg, P. 2005. The Rorschach: A Comprehensive System: Vol. 2. Advanced interpretation, , 3rd ed., New York: Wiley. [Google Scholar]) and a Californian sample (Shaffer, Erdberg, & Haroian, 1999 Shaffer, T. W., Erdberg, P. and Haroian, J. 1999. Current non-patient data for the Rorschach, WAIS-R, and MMPI-2. Journal of Personality Assessment, 73: 305–316. [Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). Each sample's specific characteristics are explored, as well as findings provided by sample-specific comparisons. Exner's data, ultimate normative reference for the CS, differ significantly from the three other samples for many variables. Cultural factors, examiner's level of experience, as well as participants' selection and recruitment, presumably flow into calculated differences between the four samples. Our findings indicate the necessity for constituting normative data for different communities, as well as the indispensability of examiners' familiarity with the CS, in order to provide reliable clinical information.
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