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An evaluation of three Bender‐Gestalt scoring systems as indicators of psychopathology
Author(s) -
Field Kay,
Bolton Brian,
Dana Richard H.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198210)38:4<838::aid-jclp2270380425>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychology , gestalt psychology , clinical psychology , bender gestalt test , anxiety , predictive validity , psychometrics , psychiatry , perception , projective test , neuroscience , psychoanalysis
Quantified Bender‐Gestalt protocols of 120 clients using the Hutt, Pascal‐Suttell, and Pauker scoring systems. Scores were correlated with two criteria of psychopathology, diagnosis of psychiatric disability and self‐reported anxiety, and age and IQ. The results suggest that: (a) Ratings of B‐G protocols are highly reliable; (b) B‐G scores are not predictive of global psychopathology; and (c) B‐G scores are correlated moderately with age and IQ. This evidence does not support the validity of B‐G scoring systems as indicators of psychopathology.