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- Title
Projective Techniques and the Detection of Child Sexual Abuse.
- Authors
Garb, Howard N.; Wood, James M.; Nezworski, M. Teresa
- Abstract
Projective techniques (e.g., the Rorschach, Human Figure Drawings) are sometimes used to detect child sexual abuse. West recently conducted a meta-analysis on this topic, but she systematically excluded nonsignificant results. In this article, a reanalysis of her data is presented. The authors conclude that projective techniques should not be used to detect child sexual abuse. Many of the studies purportedly demonstrating validity are flawed, and none of the projective test scores have been well replicated.
- Subjects
PROJECTIVE techniques; CHILD sexual abuse
- Publication
Child Maltreatment, 2000, Vol 5, Issue 2, p161
- ISSN
1077-5595
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1177/1077559500005002007