A Study On The Correlation Between Rorschach Aggression Variables AG, AgC And Sociopathic Tendencies

Rorschach test has long been used abroad to study the measurement of aggression. Earlier studies concentrated on the scoring system of aggression content while current studies center on the aggression variables proposed by Exner, Meloy and Gacono. The foreign studies show that people with sociopathic personality are of high aggression, and that there is noticeable difference in terms of response to Rorschach aggression variables, i.e. Ag and AgC between the crowd with sociopathic personality and those without it.The present study is an attempt to repeat the research in this aspect, with emphasis on Ag and AgC.The study on 60 criminals shows that (1) AgC turns out to be rather valid; (2) criminals have high AgC and low AG; (3) Ag is negatively correlated with Pd of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and AgC positively correlated with Pd...