A Study of Nonpatient Preadolescent Rorschach Protocols

Abstract

There is a paucity of peer-reviewed, nonpatient Rorschach studies in psychological journals, particularly for children. This study examined 100 preteenage children, using the Comprehensive System to code their Rorschach protocols. The participants were also evaluated with the Conners Parent Rating Scale-93 (Conners, 1989) and 5 exclusionary behavior criteria. The 100 participants demonstrated better than average behaviors. The results presented include all the ratios and indexes found in the nonpatient statistics for the Comprehensive System. We discuss interrater reliability issues and offer recommendations for further cross-validating research.

Rorschach Comprehensive System Data for 100 Nonpatient Children From the United States in Two Age Groups

“…The addition of non-Rorschach psychometric data resulted in a multimeasure view of the research participants, providing a point of comparison to the analysis of this sample's collective Rorschach results. This article extends our previously published data (Hamel et al, 2000) in a few ways. First, we provide data for two developmentally more homogeneous subgroups rather than for the global sample.…”

“…Among those changes were added details of when "dancing" constituted co- 4.00 −9.00 9.00 45 −1.00 −1.00 0.10 0.11 operative movement. When this sample's COP responses were recoded to meet fourth edition (Exner, 1995) coding instructions, the mean COP went from .72 to the published .54 (Hamel et al, 2000). Another example involves administration instructions.…”

Effective use of projective techniques in clinical practice: Let the data help with selection and interpretation.

“…When the Rorschach was administered, striking discrepancies from the CS norms were obtained. As noted by Hamel et al (2000):…”

“…Negative findings have also been reported for the CS norms for children (Hamel, Shaffer, & Erdberg, 2000). Hamel et al administered the Rorschach to a group of relatively healthy children.…”

Conceptualization of Children’s Interpersonal Relatedness With the Rorschach: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study

“…This is not an unusual finding for a 9-year-old (Exner, 1993;Hamel, Shaffer, & Erdberg, 2000). Although the production of one Food answer is not uncommon, her dependency needs may stem from her perception that she misses the amount of attention that her siblings receive.…”