Creativity and Emotional Distress on the Rorschach Test

While the relationship between creativity and emotional distress has been extensively reviewed, little research has been done on creativity as demonstrated in the Rorschach test. Forty participants were administered the Rorschach as well as the Remote Associates Test (RAT) of verbal creativity. A si...

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Published in:Rorschachiana 2014, Vol.35 (1), p.23-41
Main Authors: Schwartz, Hadas, Canetti, Laura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Creativity
Distress
Female
Human
Male
Rorschach Test
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Summary:While the relationship between creativity and emotional distress has been extensively reviewed, little research has been done on creativity as demonstrated in the Rorschach test. Forty participants were administered the Rorschach as well as the Remote Associates Test (RAT) of verbal creativity. A significant correlation was found between the RAT and the following Rorschach variables: FQminus, (H)+(Hd), M none, MOR, and DEPI. The present findings call for caution when attributing emotional distress on the basis of Rorschach measures, since these measures are also indicative of the individual's creative strengths. These results concur with recent literature that found a connection between emotional distress and creativity.
ISSN:1192-5604
2151-206X
DOI:10.1027/1192-5604/a000043