ANXIETY AND HOSTILITY IN WRITTEN VERBAL SAMPLES OF MALE AND FEMALE SUBJECTS - A CONTENT ANALYTIC STUDY

Nonclinical populations of male and female subjects of middle socioeco nomic level and different age ranges were assessed by means of the con tent analysis method developed by Gottschalk and associates. Verbal sa mples consisted of written productions in response to a standard ambig uous instruction to narrate a dramatic or interesting life experience and were scored for anxiety and hostility. Results show that the metho d shows no influence of gender under the conditions of this study and can be employed for diagnostic purposes, assuming that personality fac tors and psychopathological influences might have a more pronounced im pact on affect scores.