usefulness of the CORP and the validity of object relations concepts.This article reports a study of a newly created instrument designed specifically for the measurement of object relations concepts. The Comprehensive Object Relations Profile (CORP) is a semistructured projective test that asks the subject to respond to specific questions regarding interpersonal vignettes. Each question is designed to tap a particular dimension of object relationships. Three dimensions are measured: object constancy, object integration, and empathy. Validity was assessed by a comparison of three diagnostic groups: schizophrenics, borderlines, and neurotics. Reliability was measured by the interjudge method. The results indicated that the CORP significantly differentiated the three diagnostic groups in the expected direction and that the CORP is a highly reliable instrument. The implications of these results were drawn for both the usefulness of the CORP and the validity of object relations concepts.Psychoanalytic object relations theory posits that representations of self and object are complex cognitive-affective structures which are developed through the individual's experience of interpersonal relationships. Assumed to be templates upon which personality organization is constructed, these representations serve as guides for future interpersonal experiences. The object relations theory of personality requires instrumentation capable of translating its concepts into operationally definable terms. In order to accomplish this task, there must be reliable and valid instrumentation designed specifically to measure the experience of relating to others. Presently, no such standard projective test exists. The current study is an investigation of the reliability and validity of a newly created projective test instrument, the Requests for reprints should be sent to Walter F.
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