title: RORSCHACH SPACE RESPONSES AND ANGER.
abstract: In this study, three different subtypes of Space responses to the Rorschach test were hypothesized: S-fusion, S-reversal, and S-integration. The relationship between these subtypes and feelings of anger and aggression was investigated. The Rorschach test, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-2 (STAXI-2), and the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) were administered to 50 university students. Scores on the STAXI-2 were positively associated with S-fusion and negatively associated with S-integration. No significant associations of S subtypes with aggression were found. The findings support the hypothesis that different figure-ground relationships, shown in the subtypes of S responses, indicate different psychological processes.
authors.affiliation: 1 Universita degli Studi di Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rosso
authors.affiliation: 1 Universita degli Studi di Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiorri
authors.affiliation: 1 Universita degli Studi di Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Denevi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000786:Anger / Q000502:physiology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality / Q000145:classification*; D012392:Rorschach Test; D055815:Young Adult