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Area of Science:

Psychology
Child Psychiatry
Developmental Psychology

Background:

Gender identity disorder (GID) in children is a complex condition requiring accurate assessment.
The Rorschach test is a projective tool used to assess psychological functioning.
Understanding sex-typed responses in children with GID is crucial for diagnosis and treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and apply a coding system to measure sex-typed responses in the Rorschach protocols of children with GID.
To compare the Rorschach responses of children with GID to those of sibling, psychiatric, and normal controls.

Main Methods:

A coding system was developed to quantify sex-typed responses in Rorschach protocols.
Rorschach responses from children with GID (n=79) were analyzed.
Responses were compared to those of sibling (n=25), psychiatric (n=26), and normal (n=28) control groups.

Main Results:

Children with GID exhibited significantly more cross-sex responses than same-sex responses.
Psychiatric and normal control groups showed significantly more same-sex responses than cross-sex responses.
Sibling controls did not show a significant difference between same-sex and cross-sex responses.

Conclusions:

Children with GID demonstrate distinct patterns of sex-typed responses on the Rorschach test compared to control groups.
The findings suggest the Rorschach can be a valuable tool in assessing gender identity in children.
Further research is needed to address assessment issues and refine the interpretation of Rorschach data in GID.