THE REPRESSION-SENSITIZATION SCALE: II. CONCURRENT AND CONSTRUCT VALIDITY,

Abstract

A series of studies were undertaken in order to begin the establishment of construct validity for the Repression-Sensitization Scale. It was found that the R-S Scale is negatively correlated with Ullmann's Facilitation-Inhibition Scale; positively correlated with Worchel's Self Activity Inventory; negatively correlated with the California F Scale; positively related to the expression of sexual responses on the TAT for male Ss only and unrelated to the expression of aggression and emotionality for either sex; positively correlated with deviant response bias on an Adjective Check List; and unrelated to measures of intellectual ability. Thus, with minor exceptions the findings confirmed the general hypothesis that the R-S Scale is a measure of defensive behavior.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0611192

Entities

People

  • Donn Byrne

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Continents
  • Geographic Regions
  • Inhibition
  • Inventory

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.