For 62 undergraduate women correlations of Rorschach Sum E with scores on 16 PF, Barron's MMPI Ego Strength Scale, the Eagly Self-esteem Scale, Kaplan's Self-derogation Scale, and MAACL. Anxiety, depression, and hostility showed FC + was the only Sum E component associated with adaptive functioning and so Sum E is of limited usefulness.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BarronF. (1953) An ego strength scale which predicts to response in psychotherapy. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 17, 327–337.
2.
CattellR. B.EberH. W.TatsuokaM. M. (1970) Handbook for the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 Pf). Champaign, Il: Institute for Personality & Ability Testing.
3.
EaglyA. (1967) Involvement as a determinant of response to favorable and unfavorable information. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 3, Monograph 7 (Whole No. 643)
4.
ExnerJ. E.Jr. (1986) The Rorschach: A comprehensive system. Vol. 1. Basic foundations. (2nd ed.) New York: Wiley.
5.
GreenwaldD. F.HarderD. W.RitzlerB. A.StraussJ. S.KokesR. F. (1988) The Last-Weiss Rorschach Ego-Strength Scale as a prognostic measure for psychiatric outpatients. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 67, 199–207.
6.
HarderD. W.GreenwaldD. F.RitzlerB. A.StraussJ. S.KokesR. F. (1988) The Last-Weiss Rorschach Ego-Strength Scale as a prognostic measure for psychiatric inpatients. Journal of Personality Assessment, 52, 106–115.
7.
KaplanH. B. (1975) Increase in self-rejection as an antecedent of deviant responses. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 4, 281–292.
8.
LastU.WeissA. A. (1976) Evaluation of ego-strength based on certain Rorschach variables. Journal of Personality Assessment, 40, 57–66.
9.
RotterJ. B. (1966) Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement. Psychological Monographs, 80, No. 1 (Whole No. 609)
10.
ZuckermanM.LubinB. (1965) Manual for the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List. San Diego, Ca: Educational & Industrial Testing Service.
