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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Personality Assessment

Background:

  • Attachment theory provides a framework for understanding interpersonal relationships.
  • The Rorschach test is a projective psychological assessment, with its Texture (T) response proposed as a measure of interpersonal closeness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the construct validity of the Rorschach Texture (T) response.
  • To investigate the association between the Rorschach T response and adult attachment styles.

Main Methods:

  • 40 men and 39 women completed the Rorschach and two attachment inventories.
  • Romantic partners of participants also completed informant versions of attachment measures.
  • Attachment styles were assessed using factor scores from self-report and partner-report data.

Main Results:

  • A significant association was found between Rorschach T responses and attachment styles.
  • T=1 was linked to secure attachment.
  • T>1 was associated with preoccupied attachment, and T=0 with avoidant attachment and lack of secure attachment.

Conclusions:

  • The Rorschach T response demonstrates construct validity as a measure of interpersonal closeness and contact within the framework of adult attachment theory.
  • Findings suggest T responses can reflect different attachment needs and styles.
  • Gender emerged as a factor requiring further investigation.