Parental Representations and Orality

One hundred ninety-three undergraduate male subjects were administered a Rorschach orality measure (Masling, Rabie, & Blondheim, 1967), and completed copies of Blatt, Wein, Chevron, and Quinlan's (1981) Parental Representations measure. A significant correlation between orality and quality...

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Published in:Journal of personality assessment 1986-03, Vol.50 (1), p.80-92
Main Authors: Bornstein, Robert F., Galley, Donna J., Leone, Dean R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
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Summary:One hundred ninety-three undergraduate male subjects were administered a Rorschach orality measure (Masling, Rabie, & Blondheim, 1967), and completed copies of Blatt, Wein, Chevron, and Quinlan's (1981) Parental Representations measure. A significant correlation between orality and quality of parental representations was found, with high oral subjects giving more negative descriptions of the mother than low orals. No relationship between orality and the conceptual level of parental descriptions was found. The implications of these findings are discussed in the context of psychodynamic formulations regarding the oral personality.
ISSN:0022-3891
1532-7752
DOI:10.1207/s15327752jpa5001_10