Rorschach Measures of Aggression: A Laboratory-Based Validity Study

Abstract

This study sought to complement the archival research designs that have established the empirical foundations of Rorschach aggression scores, including Exner's (2003 Exner, J. E. 2003. The Rorschach: A comprehensive system: Vol. 1. Basic foundations and principles of interpretation (4th ed.), New York, NY: Wiley. [Google Scholar]) Aggressive Movement (AG) score and Meloy and Gacono's (1992 Meloy, J. R. and Gacono, C. B. 1992. The aggression response and the Rorschach. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 48: 104–114. [Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) Aggressive Content (AgC), Aggressive Past (AgPast), and Aggressive Potential (AgPot) variables. Utilizing a highly controlled laboratory-based aggression paradigm and self-report measures of violence history in a sample of 35 undergraduate males with an average age of 19.38 (SD = 2.11), this study found that only AgC was positively associated with in vivo aggression (r = .40, p = .02). None of the Rorschach measures of aggression were significantly associated with self-reported violence history, although there were several trends approaching significance. Theoretical and methodological implications are discussed.

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