Abstract

BORSA, Juliane Callegaro. The draw-a-person test in the evaluation of child aggression: a pilot study. Psicol. clin. [online]. 2019, vol.31, n.2, pp.367-385. ISSN 0103-5665.  https://doi.org/10.33208/PC1980-5438V0031N02A08.

The aim of this study was to produce a list of indicators of aggression for the draw-a-person test and to investigate evidence of their validity. First, 21 items were developed, which were evaluated by agreement among judges. Next, it was assessed whether these items were able to discriminate groups of children with higher and lower aggression scores according to a self-report measurement. Finally, it was investigated whether these items could identify children with or without a history of aggression. The items "clawed fingers", "presence of teeth" and "exaggerated shoulders in the human figure" were found to be potentially capable of identifying aggression in the sample, corroborating the findings in the literature. The data, however, is inconclusive and further studies are needed to appraise the validity of the proposed items for the evaluation of aggression through the draw-a-person test.

Keywords : aggression; children; draw-a-person test; psychological evaluation.

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