Affiliations: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und
Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig | Arbeitsbereich Psychologische Diagnostik,
Fakultät für Psychologie, Universität Wien
Note: [] Korrespondenzadresse: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hinz, Universität
Leipzig, Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische
Soziologie, Philipp- Rosenthal-Straße 55, 04103 Leipzig. E-mail:
[email protected]
Abstract: The Giessen-Test can be applied for self-ratings and ratings of
others, especially in the context of couples diagnostics. 502 couples from the
German general population filled out the Giessen-Test form, answering questions
pertaining to self-assessment and the assessment of their partner. The most
pronounced differences between the genders were found for the aspects of
depression. Males rated their wives as more depressed than the wives rated
themselves. In general, however, the self-reports and the assessments given by
the partners were quite similar, with Pearson correlations of 0.65. The highest
correlation was found for attractiveness, with attractive females generally
preferring attractive male partners. Among the other dimensions, however, the
correspondence between the partners was less pronounced. The correlations among
the scales were independent of the mode of assessment (self-report or report
about the partner).
