A new look at human figure drawings : results of a meta-analysis and drawing scale development

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Three studies were carried out to examine the empirical validity of individual features of human figure drawings as measures of specific forms of psychopathology.The first study reviewed 40 years of empirical research on these features.This study, unlike several comprehensive and influential past reviews, grouped study hdings by construct and employed meta-analytic techniques to determine effect sizes and test their significance.The results suggest that the validity of such features may be greater than had been previously thought.The second study used the results of the previous meta-analysis to develop drawing scales for four specltic constructs of psychopathology: anger~hostdity, anxiety, social maladjustment, and thought disorder.Total scores Erom these scales were correlated with independent measures from the MMPI, the Jesness Inventory, and the WAIS-R or the WISC-R in a sample of young offenders.The drawing scales demonstrated valid patterns of convergent and d i t validity.Observ

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