Author : Darlene Thurlow Deveau
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)
Book Synopsis Validity of Emotional Indicators in the Human Figure Drawings of Abused Children by : Darlene Thurlow Deveau
Download or read book Validity of Emotional Indicators in the Human Figure Drawings of Abused Children written by Darlene Thurlow Deveau and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During child abuse investigations adults are often asked to report on a child's emotions and behaviors. Asking a child to draw may be a more effective approach to gathering information on that child's emotional state than a verbal interview. This exploratory study was conducted within a small New England agency that serves abused children and their families. The intent of this study is to explore the relationship between children's behaviors as observed and reported by familiar adults on Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist, and drawing details on Koppitz's Emotional Indicators scale as expressed in the Human Figure Drawings of the same children. Although the scores on the two tests were found to be moderately correlated (r=.28), due to the small sample size the relationship falls short of statistical significance. However, post doc comparisons of the individual Emotional Indicators and the CBCL subcategories do offer some meaningful information as to which indicators are related to certain behaviors.