THE PROJECTION QUESTIONNAIRE - DESIGN, USE AND UTILITY

Projection is a widespread mechanism of defence. It is an important is sue in a number of anthropological researches. To estimate changes in intensity and flexibility of the projection a measuring instrument is unavoidable. Material: To standardise the questionnaire answers of 250 examinees were used. They were divided in two independent groups. Gro up I consisted of 125 patients treated at Clinic for Psychological Med icine and Group 2 of 125 students in the third year of the Medical Fac ulty in Zagreb. Methods: To process the results a statistical package SPSS was used. A chi(2) test was employed and tables of contingency we re made. A factor analysis of ''The Projection Questionnaire'' was emp loyed and varimax rotation separated five factors which characteristic roots were greater than one. Results: A new instrument for measuring the projection, ''The Projection Questionnaire'' is developed and stan dardised. A considerable use of the projection by normal population is confirmed.