Df. Greenwald, COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE RORSCHACH-DEPRESSION-INDEX AND DEPRESSION-RELATED MEASURES IN A NONPATIENT SAMPLE, Psychological reports, 80(3), 1997, pp. 1151-1154
The Rorschach Depression Index of Exner was correlated with eight self
-report measures of affect and related personality constructs, includi
ng the Beck Depression Inventory, the Multiple Affect Adjective Checkl
ist-Revised Depression and Positive Affect scales, and Kaplan Self-der
ogation in a sample of 41 undergraduates (M age 19 yr.). The only sign
ificant correlation was an unexpected inverse correlation (r=-.35) for
scores on Kaplan Self-derogation, suggesting the need for caution in
the use of the Depression Index as an indicator of depression in nonpa
tients.