Abstract

The purpose of present study is to establish the empirical validity of multi-method to differentiate the anger repression group by using MMPI and the Rorschach test. The subjects were 53 undergraduates(male 29, female 24) who was taking a cultural course of Psychology. They were divided into 3 groups by the multi-method using MMPI and the Rorschach test. First group was high anger group who showed high level of anger both on MMPI and the Rorschach test. Second group was low anger group who marked low level of anger on both MMPI and the Rorschach test. Third group, the anger repression group was for those who showed low level of anger on MMPI but high level of anger on the Rorschach test. The last possible group(anger-exaggeration group) which might show high level of anger on MMPI and low level of anger on the Rorschach test was not found in the present study. It is known that such a group is found in clinical samples like battered wives. All the subjects were administered memory recollection test, then compared on the response number of recall of past events and the age of the earliest memory. The result is that the anger repression group reported the fewest past events and the oldest age of earliest memory when asked to recollect events involving anger than the other two groups. In conclusion, it is suggested that the multi-method using MMPI and the Rorschach test as a psychological assessment tool for differentiating the anger repression group can have not only theoretical validity but also empirical validity.