Taylor and Combs (1952) found that adjusted children are more capable of accepting threatening statements than poorly adjusted children. The present study was an attempt to repeat their research with college students. Their list of damaging statements was modified for an older population and the California Test of Personality (CTP) was used as a measure of adjustment. Data were collected for 79 Ss who were asked to identify themselves. Critical ratios were not significant and a correlation of .01 between indices was obtained. When the measures were later administered to 109 Ss without requiring names, r = .04. Inspection showed that results for Ss in the CTP mid-distribution were in predicted directions but that scores for Ss at the extremes were reversed. Results were discussed in terms of neurotic symptoms and stable adult behavior.