title: Field reliability of comprehensive system scoring in an adolescent inpatient sample.
abstract: The extent to which the Comprehensive System for the Rorschach is reliably scored has been a topic of some controversy. Although several studies have concluded it can be scored reliably in research settings, little is known about its reliability in field settings. This study evaluated the reliability of both response-level codes and protocol-level scores among 84 adolescent psychiatric inpatients in a clinical setting. Rorschachs were originally administered and scored for clinical purposes. Among response codes, 87% demonstrated acceptable reliability(> .60), and most coefficients exceeded .80. Results were similar for protocol-level scores, with only one score demonstrating less than adequate reliability. The findings are consistent with previous evidence, indicating reliable scoring is possible even in field settings.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ 07666, USA. mcgrath@fdu.edu
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Pogge
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cragnolino
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaccario
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayman
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Piacentini
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wayland-Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012392:Rorschach Test