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Peer reviewedOsborn, Cynthia J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is an appropriate assessment tool for adolescent clients at least 12 years old. Theoretical principles of the TAT are discussed. Rationales and protocols for administration are presented. The TAT is favorably reviewed, although it is noted that there is a need for additional research to further demonstrate its…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling Psychology, Females, Psychological Evaluation
Peer reviewedGearty, Judith Z.; Milner, Joel S. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1975
The present study attempted to replicate and extend previous findings that reported M-s (motive to avoid success) in women. The possible importance of academic major and presence of a male examiner also were investigated. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Females, Males, Motivation, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedMazur, Elizabeth – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1989
In order to explore factors that influence gender differences in same-sex friendship behaviors, the present study examined how affiliation motive, as measured by thematic apperception to same-sex cues, and affiliation value, obtained from modified Edwards (1957) Personal Preference Scale, determine type of friendship situation and its particular…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Influences, Females, Friendship
Peer reviewedSpence, Janet T. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
Measurement of females motives to avoid success were evaluated with students taking part in the Horner's Thematic Apperception Tests. Results of the study show that this testing procedure measures a more complex set of attitudes, expectations and personality characteristics than implied by "motive to avoid success" theory. (Author/EK)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Females, Needs, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedPuryear, Gwendolyn Randall; Mednick, Martha Shuch – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
An examination of the fear of success in black college women at four campuses indicates that the proportion of fear of success found in Thematic Apperception Test imagery of black women is consistently lower than has been found in studies of such imagery of white women. (Author)
Descriptors: Aspiration, Behavioral Science Research, Black Students, College Students
Peer reviewedStewart, Abigail J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
In longitudinal study of female college graduates, self-definition, measured by freshman-year Thematic Apperception Tests, predicted problem-solving and coping behavior 14 years later. Women who viewed their problems in ways that facilitated effective coping scored higher in self-definition. Women who took instrumental actions to solve their…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Coping, Females, Problem Solving
