Correlates of the Egocentricity Index in Child and Adolescent Outpatients

This study examined the Rorschach and MMPI covariates of Exner's Egocentricity Index, 3γ + (2): R, in a sample of child and adolescent outpatients (n = 46). Consistent with previous findings on adult psychiatric inpatients (Barley, Doff, & Reid, 1985), significant positive correlations were...

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Published in:Journal of personality assessment 1989-03, Vol.53 (1), p.184-187
Main Authors: Duricko, Allen J., Norcross, John C., Buskirk, Russel D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Defense Mechanisms
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
MMPI
Nosology. Terminology. Diagnostic criteria
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Rorschach Test
Techniques and methods
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Summary:This study examined the Rorschach and MMPI covariates of Exner's Egocentricity Index, 3γ + (2): R, in a sample of child and adolescent outpatients (n = 46). Consistent with previous findings on adult psychiatric inpatients (Barley, Doff, & Reid, 1985), significant positive correlations were obtained between the Index and M, FM, χ + %, and D when controlled for the number of protocol responses. The Egocentricity Index was negatively associated with lambda and, in a subsample of adolescents (n = 19), depression scores. The index bore no significant relationship to either Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) validity or clinical scales, also congruent with earlier investigations. Implications for the interpretation of childrens' Egocentricity Indices are discussed.
ISSN:0022-3891
1532-7752
DOI:10.1207/s15327752jpa5301_20