Rorschach comprehensive system data for a sample of 478 Iranian children at four ages

J Pers Assess. 2015;97(2):123-35. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2014.933345. Epub 2014 Jul 10.

Abstract

This article contributes to the international reference data for the Rorschach Comprehensive System by reporting the responses of 478 nonpatient Iranian children at the 4 age levels of 5 to 7, 8 to 10, 11 to 13, and 14 to 16. Interrater reliability is reported, and descriptive statistics are presented for each age level. In common with previous cross-national samples of young people, the Iranian Rorschach findings mirror several expected developmental changes, which indicates their construct validity, and show a low frequency of elevated PTI and DEPI, which limits the likelihood of Rorschach assessment suggesting serious cognitive or affective disorder when neither is present.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child Behavior / psychology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iran
  • Male
  • Personality Assessment*
  • Personality Development*
  • Personality*
  • Psychometrics
  • Reference Values
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Rorschach Test*