Eb. Cruz et al., AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FORM LEVEL RATINGS ON THE RORSCHACH AND LEARNING-DISABILITY STATUS, The Journal of psychology, 131(2), 1997, pp. 167-174
Previous studies of White, middle-class children with learning disabil
ities have shown that these youngsters tend to obtain form level ratin
gs on the Rorschach that are significantly lower than would be expecte
d based on Exner's (1974, 1993) normative data. Ln the current study,
these findings were replicated and extended with a slightly older, urb
an, primarily minority population. The form level ratings of the young
sters tested in the current study were similar to those obtained in th
e past and suggest that a youngster's age, ethnicity, and lower socioe
conomic status do not play major roles in bringing about the lower for
m level ratings of children with learning disabilities. The clinical i
mplications of these findings are discussed, as are suggestions for fu
ture research.