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An examination of the construct validity of the Rorschach Mutuality of Autonomy (MOA) Scale.
J Pers Assess. 2009 May; 91(3):227-37.JP

Abstract

Using 100 clinical cases, we examined the construct validity of the Mutuality of Autonomy (MOA) Scale (Urist, 1977) using Westen and Rosenthal's (2003) r(contrast - construct validity (CV)) procedure for quantifying a pattern of convergent-discriminant relationships between a target measure and a set of criterion variables. Our 15 criterion variables included the Comprehensive System (CS; Exner, 2003) variables, a CS-based measure of ego strength (Resnick, 1994), and 3 subscales from the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale (Westen, Lohr, Silk, Kerber, & Goodrich, 1990). We generated the r(contrast - CV) coefficients to test 2 competing hypotheses: that the MOA Scale primarily measures object relations (OR) quality or that it primarily measures psychopathology. Results suggest that the MOA Scale is an equally potent measure of OR and psychopathology regardless of the MOA Scale index used.

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Bombel G
Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA. gbombel@gmail.com
Mihura JL
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Meyer GJ
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MeSH

AdolescentAdultAffectAgedAttitudeEgoFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedObject AttachmentPersonal AutonomyReproducibility of ResultsRorschach TestSocial PerceptionSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

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Journal Article
Validation Study

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19365763

Citation

Bombel, George, et al. "An Examination of the Construct Validity of the Rorschach Mutuality of Autonomy (MOA) Scale." Journal of Personality Assessment, vol. 91, no. 3, 2009, pp. 227-37.
Bombel G, Mihura JL, Meyer GJ. An examination of the construct validity of the Rorschach Mutuality of Autonomy (MOA) Scale. J Pers Assess. 2009;91(3):227-37.
Bombel, G., Mihura, J. L., & Meyer, G. J. (2009). An examination of the construct validity of the Rorschach Mutuality of Autonomy (MOA) Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 91(3), 227-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223890902794267
Bombel G, Mihura JL, Meyer GJ. An Examination of the Construct Validity of the Rorschach Mutuality of Autonomy (MOA) Scale. J Pers Assess. 2009;91(3):227-37. PubMed PMID: 19365763.
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