Rorschach; Comprehensive system; normative data; adult; non patient; French speaking (Belgium)
Abstract :
[en] This article presents normative data for the Rorschach Comprehensive System (CS) on 100 adult nonpatients from the Belgian French-speaking community. We compare our Belgian sample to a French one (Sultan et al., 2004), data of Exner's (Exner & Erdberg, 2005) and a Californian sample (Shaffer, Erdberg, & Haroian, 1999). Each sample's specific characteristics are explored, as well as findings provided by sample-specific comparison. Exner's data, ultimate normative reference for th CS, differ significantly from the three other samples for many variables. Cultural factors, examiner's level of experience, as well as participants' selection and recruitment, presumably flow into calculated differences between the four samples. Our findings indicate the necessity for consulting normative data for different communities, as well as the indispensabilityof examiners' familiarity with the CS, in order to provide reliable clinical informations.
Disciplines :
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
Mormont, Christian ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de personne et société > Département de personne et société
Thommessen, Maud ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de personne et société > Psychologie clinique
Kever, Céline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de personne et société > Psychologie clinique
Language :
English
Title :
Rorschach Comprehensive System Data for a Sample of 100 Adult Nonpatients from the Belgian French-Speaking Community
Publication date :
2007
Journal title :
Journal of Personality Assessment
ISSN :
0022-3891
eISSN :
1532-7752
Publisher :
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, United States - New Jersey
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