Current assessment practice, personality measurement, and rorschach usage by psychologists.

Full Abstract

In this study, we investigated current personality assessment practice and attitudes toward Rorschach (Exner, 2003) usage by 215 psychologists. We administered an Internet survey to members of the Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) and the American Psychological Association. Results were similar to those of past surveys, but the importance of using tests with strong psychometric properties was greater in this study. The majority of respondents reported using the Rorschach and supporting efforts to standardize and psychometrically validate the test. However, SPA members agreed more strongly than non-SPA members that the Rorschach is an effective test. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

Author information

Author/s: Musewicz, John (J); Marczyk, Geoffrey (G); Knauss, Linda (L); York, David (D);

Affiliation: Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology, Widener University. jmusewicz(-atsign-)mail.widener.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of personality assessment (J Pers Assess), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 91 (issue 5) : pp 453-61

Dates: Created 2009/08/12; Completed 2009/11/02;

PMID: 19672751, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/2/2009, IMS Date: )

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