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Gender bias on the Thematic Apperception Test.

F T Worchel1, L L Aaron, D F Yates

  • 1Texas A&M University.

Journal of Personality Assessment
|January 1, 1990
PubMed
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This study explored how Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) cards featuring different genders influenced story generation. Female TAT cards prompted more general concerns, while female students focused more on interpersonal relations in their stories.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Personality Assessment

Background:

  • The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is a projective measure used to assess personality characteristics.
  • Previous research has explored the impact of stimulus characteristics on projective test responses.
  • Understanding how gendered stimuli influence narrative generation is crucial for accurate psychological assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of gendered stimulus characters on Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) story generation.
  • To examine differences in response patterns based on the gender of the TAT cards and the gender of the participants.
  • To identify specific thematic content elicited by male versus female TAT cards.

Main Methods:

  • Sixty college students (30 male, 30 female) participated in the study.

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  • Participants generated stories in response to nine TAT cards, which were presented with either male or female stimulus characters.
  • The Fine scoring system was applied to the generated stories, followed by factor analysis and multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA).

    • Main Results:

    • A significant main effect for card type was found, with female TAT cards eliciting more responses on the General Concerns scale compared to male TAT cards.
    • A significant main effect for participant gender indicated that female students provided more responses on the Interpersonal Relations scale than male students.
    • No significant differences were observed in the outcome variables based on card type or participant gender.

    Conclusions:

    • The gender of TAT stimulus characters can influence the thematic content of elicited narratives, particularly concerning general concerns.
    • Participant gender is associated with differences in the focus on interpersonal relations within TAT stories.
    • These findings highlight the importance of considering stimulus and participant gender in the interpretation of TAT responses.