CONSTRUCT-VALIDITY OF THE RORSCHACH ORAL DEPENDENCY SCALE - 1967-1995

A review of research research examining the construct validity of J. M . Masling, L. Rabie, and S. H. Blond-heim's (1967) Rorschach Oral Depe ndency (ROD) scale as a measure of interpersonal dependency revealed t hat this scale has demonstrated good interrater reliability, and that evidence regarding the convergent and discriminant validity of the ROD scale is generally strong. Mixed results have been obtained in studie s assessing the internal reliability of ROD scale scores. There have b een very few studies examining the predictive validity and retest reli ability of the ROD scale, and few studies assessing the relationship o f ROD scores to scores on other objective and projective measures of d ependency. Implications of these findings for laboratory and clinical research involving the ROD scale are discussed, and suggestions for fu ture studies in this area are offered.