The relation between Rorschach signs of Aggression and behavioral Aggression in Emotionally Disturbed Boys

Ratings of aggressive behavior were related to Rorschach signs of aggression for sixty-three boys at a residential treatment school for children. The total list of 26 Rorschach signs was significantly correlated with the ratings, but much of this relationship was contributed by only a few individual signs. Indices of aggressive impulses, such as aggressive content, were not significant, while the more structural indices, considered as measures of impulse control, (presence of CF and absence of human movement responses), were significantly related to the behavior ratings. Presence or absence of human responses alone differentiated between low aggression and high aggression groups about as well as did a combination of indices.