Selected Rorschach variables of never-married men.
Heterosexual, Caucasian men (N = 28) between 40 and 50 years of age (M = 42.6) and who never had married were given the Rorschach Inkblot Test. Significant differences between the subject pool and Exner's (1990) non-patient male sample were observed in 7 of the 10 Rorschach dimensions selected for examination prior to test administration. These never-married men generated fewer responses than most men; made greater use of simple responses; incorporated fewer details; rejected complexity; gave responses that were not rich with ideational or affective activity; and selected idiosyncratic responses that were not always accurately represented within the stimulus. The subjects showed self-interest and oppositionality to the same degree as most men.
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Department of Psychology, University of Akron, OH 44325-4301.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012392:Rorschach Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012847:Single Person / Q000523:psychology*; D012917:Social Adjustment