title: The Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank: examining potential race differences.
abstract: The Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank (RISB; Rotter, Lah, & Rafferty, 1992; Rotter & Rafferty, 1950) was administered to African American (n = 94) and White (n = 100) members of fraternal organizations at a large Midwestern university to explore possible influences of racial group and socially desirable response tendencies. The RISB protocols were reliably scored (interrater agreement = 92%) by 3 independent scorers blind to participant racial membership. The mean scores of the 2 racial groups were not significantly different (p > .05). However, using the traditional categorical placement scores resulted in a disproportionate assignment rate for African American scores to the maladjusted group than would be anticipated by mere chance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Akron, OH 44325-4301, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Waehler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000145:classification*; D015146:Midwestern United States; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D012016:Reference Values; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*