A study on the emotional indicators in 5-6 year-old girls’ and boys’ human figure drawings

This study was conducted with the aim of examining the emotional indicators in the drawings of 5 and 6 year-old girls and boys attending preschool. A total of 235 children attending preschools in central Bolu participated in the study. Their human figure drawings were analyzed and evaluated in line...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2010, Vol.2 (2), p.1503-1510
Main Authors: Dağlioğlu, H. Elif, Deniz, Ümit, Kan, Adnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anger
anxiety
emotional indicators
human figure drawing
impulsivity
Preschool period
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Summary:This study was conducted with the aim of examining the emotional indicators in the drawings of 5 and 6 year-old girls and boys attending preschool. A total of 235 children attending preschools in central Bolu participated in the study. Their human figure drawings were analyzed and evaluated in line with Koppitz's 5-category emotional indicators which included impulsivity, insecurity-inadequacy, anxiety, shyness-timidity and anger. The pictures of the 5 and 6 year-old girls and boys were evaluated within their gender groups by using chi-square test. An examination across all emotional indicators showed that boys produced drawings with more emotional indicators than girls did.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.226