a Psychological Evaluation and Research Laboratory (PEaRL) , Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
J Pers Assess. 2014;96(3):339-49. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2013.823440. Epub 2013 Aug 27.
There has been surprisingly little research into the stimulus properties of the Thematic Apperception Test Cards (TAT; Murray, 1943). This study used the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale-Global Rating Method (SCORS-G; Stein, Hilsenroth, Slavin-Mulford, & Pinsker, 2011 ; Westen, 1995 ) to explore the stimulus properties of select TAT cards in a clinical sample. The SCORS-G is a theoretically based and empirically validated measure of object relations that has widely been used in TAT research. A sample of 80 patients referred for psychological assessment at a large Northeastern hospital were administered the TAT (Cards 1, 2, 3BM, 4, 13MF, 12M, and 14) as part of their assessment battery. Trained raters scored the narratives using the SCORS-G. The SCORS-G ratings were analyzed to determine the nature and degree of object representation "pull" both across and within the TAT cards. The results showed that Cards 3BM and 13MF exhibited the greatest card pull for negative pathological object representations, and Card 2 displayed the highest card pull for adaptive and mature object representations. Both clinical and research related implications are discussed.
对主题统觉测验卡片（TAT；Murray，1943）的刺激特性的研究很少。本研究使用社会认知和客体关系量表-整体评分法（SCORS-G；Stein、Hilsenroth、Slavin-Mulford 和 Pinsker，2011；Westen，1995）来探索临床样本中特定 TAT 卡片的刺激特性。SCORS-G 是一种基于理论和经验验证的客体关系测量方法，已广泛用于 TAT 研究。在东北部一家大型医院进行心理评估的 80 名患者作为评估工具的一部分接受了 TAT（卡片 1、2、3BM、4、13MF、12M 和 14）。经过培训的评估员使用 SCORS-G 对叙述进行评分。分析 SCORS-G 评分以确定 TAT 卡片之间和内部的客体表现“拉力”的性质和程度。结果表明，卡片 3BM 和 13MF 对消极病理性客体表现出最大的卡片拉力，而卡片 2 对适应性和成熟客体表现出最高的卡片拉力。讨论了临床和研究相关的影响。
