The correlation between number of words used to describe an imaginary picture on the blank card of the Thematic Apperception Test and creativity scores was examined with 47 undergraduate women. Results indicated length of response to the blank card correlated better with creativity than did length of response to picture cards. (DB)

Measurement of females motives to avoid success were evaluated with students taking part in the Horner's Thematic Apperception Tests. Results of the study show that this testing procedure measures a more complex set of attitudes, expectations and personality characteristics than implied by "motive to avoid success" theory. (Author/EK)

The role of fantasy in moderating overt expressions of aggression was investigated by examining the relationship, in 15 incarcerated adolescent women, between aggressive behavior and hostile content on the Thematic Apperception Test. Results suggest no significant relationship between these variables, at least with this incarcerated, predominantly…

Used Thematic Apperception Test to examine defenses and motivations which may impact girls' functioning within family and heterosexual relationships. Results confirmed reports that adolescent mothers attempt to resolve autonomy-dependence conflicts in heterosexual relationships, whereas nonmothers do so within family of origin. Consistent with…

The present study attempted to replicate and extend previous findings that reported M-s (motive to avoid success) in women. The possible importance of academic major and presence of a male examiner also were investigated. (Author/RK)

An examination of the fear of success in black college women at four campuses indicates that the proportion of fear of success found in Thematic Apperception Test imagery of black women is consistently lower than has been found in studies of such imagery of white women. (Author)

In longitudinal study of female college graduates, self-definition, measured by freshman-year Thematic Apperception Tests, predicted problem-solving and coping behavior 14 years later. Women who viewed their problems in ways that facilitated effective coping scored higher in self-definition. Women who took instrumental actions to solve their…

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is an appropriate assessment tool for adolescent clients at least 12 years old. Theoretical principles of the TAT are discussed. Rationales and protocols for administration are presented. The TAT is favorably reviewed, although it is noted that there is a need for additional research to further demonstrate its…

The study was designed to investigate perception of conflict and outcome across women's roles. A variation of the Thematic Apperception Test was used. Female graduate students (N=93) wrote stories to three pictorial cues. Each cue depicted women in a role: girl-friend/wife role, worker role, mother role. The 279 protocols (93 ss X 3 cues = 279)…

A study of college women's achievement behavior provides partial evidence that objective fear-of-success scales tap actual avoidance tendencies characteristic of traditionally feminine women, while the Thematic Apperception Test reflects, at most, ambivalence over success which may be equally characteristic of high achieving, nontraditional, and…

Investigates female friends' influence on achievement-related choices using the Thematic Apperception Test. Study tests two hypotheses: (1) achievement-related stimuli will elicit stories with more unfavorable outcomes than will affiliation stimuli; (2) thematic representation of achievement will be more homogeneous in more highly cohesive peer…

The study selected as a choice point the return to the University of Oregon of women who had been away from education for at least four years. The youngest woman was 25 and the oldest, 53. Control subjects of similar ages were also tested. The instruments used were the Buhler-Coleman Life Goals Inventory, Vincent's Personal Events Time Scale, and…

Contains four articles focusing on the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and Themes Concerning Blacks (TCB). Compared use of the TAT and TCB with Black children. Used the TCB and oral history to identify values of older Black adults. Compared TCB and TAT response characteristics in Black males and females. (RC)

Potential sources of antifemale bias in Thematic Apperception Test stimuli were evaluated. (Author/DEP)

The study was designed to investigate perception of conflict and outcome across women's roles. A variation of the Thematic Apperception Test was used. Results suggest educated adult women perceive the worker role as the least problematic. (Author)