Measures of handwriting size and scores on 7 scales of the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory were obtained from a sample of 48 mildly anxious neurotic outpatients. Comparison of product-moment correlations for 24 completers and 24 dropouts provided partial confirmation for the hypothesis that, because of greater conflict about the expression of hostility, correlations between handwriting size and the hostility measures would be arithmetically smaller and more often negative among patients dropping out of drug treatment than for the patients who completed a full 4-wk. treatment program.
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