Does the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) Differ from the Comprehensive System (CS) on Variables Relevant to Interpretation?

2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-147
Author(s):  
Giselle Pianowski ◽  
Gregory J. Meyer ◽  
Anna Elisa de Villemor-Amaral ◽  
Ana Carolina Zuanazzi ◽  
Regina Sonia Gattas F. do Nascimento
Author(s):  
James H. Kleiger ◽  
Joni L. Mihura

Abstract. In its first 100 years, the Rorschach has been heralded as a valuable method for investigating disturbances in thought organization and reasoning. It has survived periods of intense scrutiny and criticism, as contemporary researchers continued to demonstrate the empirical validity of the Rorschach as a measure of disordered thinking ( Mihura et al., 2013 ). It is fitting to mark the centenary of Rorschach’s “experiment” by summarizing contemporary contributions of the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) and reviewing the empirical and conceptual bases for using the inkblots to assess disordered thinking and communication.


Assessment ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 107319112097307
Author(s):  
Andréia Mello de Almeida Schneider ◽  
Denise Ruschel Bandeira ◽  
Gregory J. Meyer

We examine interrater reliability for scoring the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) in a sample of 89 adolescents ( MAge = 13.2, SD = 1.01) from Brazil using exact agreement intraclass correlations coefficient (ICCs) for the 60 protocol-level scores that are the focus of interpretation. The first author completed or reviewed all of the primary coding, and seven R-PAS proficient psychologists trained at different sites independently produced secondary coding. Overall, excellent agreement was found ( M ICC = 0.89; SD = 0.09). When averaged across this study and three other comparison studies, stronger reliability was present, in general, for commonly coded variables ( M = 0.87) as opposed to rare or infrequent variables ( M = 0.78). In addition, 78.3% of the variables showed excellent interrater reliability and an additional 20.0% had good reliability. The results also showed that the ICCs for most variables had low variability across studies, suggesting clear coding guidelines. However, variables with higher ICC variability across studies indicated domains where it would be desirable to expand guidelines with more detailed parameters. Overall, the findings indicate excellent interrater reliability for the great majority of codes and present solid grounds for future research on interrater reliability with R-PAS.


2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (63) ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Latife Yazigi ◽  
Norma Lottenberg Semer ◽  
Maria Luiza de Matos Fiore ◽  
Roberta Katz Abela ◽  
Tatiana Gottlieb Lerman ◽  
...  

Abstract The creation of the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) requires research that allows its use in the Brazilian population. The Formal Quality (FQ) category is essential both for clinic and research. The aim of this study was to compare form quality variables in Rorschach protocols from psychiatric patients and ratings coded in the Comprehensive System (CS) and R-PAS. The sample comprised 206 Rorschach protocols from adult patients in psychiatric treatment, who were also assessed by SCID-I and SCID-II. Most protocols were administered in the CS and recoded according to the R-PAS. The kappa coefficient was calculated, and we compared the means of these variables in both systems. The kappa results varied from almost perfect to substantial consistency for all variables, however, the descriptive statistics confirmed that the R-PAS elicits more FQ Ordinary coding while the CS elicits more FQ minus coding.


2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 1196-1206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agata Ando ◽  
Claudia Pignolo ◽  
Donald J. Viglione ◽  
Alessandro Zennaro ◽  
Stefania Cristofanelli ◽  
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