Identifying performance‐based assessments of emotion regulation is needed for the study of myriad mood and neurological disorders. Color and form responses on the Rorschach Inkblot Method are valid measures of emotion response control, but have not been studied in relation to known neural correlations of emotion regulation. A discrepancy of color (CF + C) greater than form (FC) responses suggests low cognitive control over emotional responses. This preliminary report explores the discrepancy between form‐color responses as a correlate of regional cortical thickness. A sample of community‐dwelling adults were administered the Rorschach Inkblot Method and participated in a structural MRI scan. Greater middle frontal cortex thickness was associated with a positive discrepancy score [(CF + C) – FC], indicating less emotion response control (r_s = 0.48, p < 0.05); a moderate, non‐significant correlation was also observed with insula cortex (r_s = 0.42, p = 0.07).The results provide evidence in support of the Rorschach Inkblot Method as a valid behavioral measure of emotion response control. More specifically, these results support the use of color‐related variables included in contemporary evidence‐based Rorschach methods. The results are discussed with implications for the study of emotion regulation in mood disorders and sensitivity analyses based on the observed effect sizes are reported to inform future study planning.

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基于表现的情绪反应控制测量：初步 MRI 研究

对无数情绪和神经系统疾病的研究需要确定基于绩效的情绪调节评估。罗夏墨迹法上的颜色和形式反应是情绪反应控制的有效措施，但尚未就情绪调节的已知神经相关性进行研究。颜色差异 (CF + C) 大于形式 (FC) 反应表明对情绪反应的认知控制较低。这份初步报告探讨了与区域皮质厚度相关的形式-颜色反应之间的差异。对居住在社区的成年人样本进行了罗夏墨迹法并参与了结构性 MRI 扫描。较大的中额叶皮质厚度与正差异评分 [(CF + C) – FC] 相关，表明情绪反应控制较少（r_s  = 0.48, p  < 0.05); 还观察到与脑岛皮层的中等、非显着相关性 (r _s  = 0.42, p  = 0.07)。结果提供证据支持罗夏墨迹法作为情绪反应控制的有效行为测量。更具体地说，这些结果支持使用当代循证罗夏方法中包含的颜色相关变量。讨论了结果对情绪障碍情绪调节研究的影响，并报告了基于观察到的效应大小的敏感性分析，以告知未来的研究计划。