Drawing is important instrument for increasing creativity and aptitude in children and can be useful tool for assessment of emotional-behavioral problems in children. This study was done to find if there is relation between drawing and emotional-behavioral problems in preschool children. Research method was correlation study. 100 preschool children with 5 years old in Shiraz (50 girls, 50 boys) were selected randomly. Behavioral-emotional problems questionnaire (SDQ) was used for collecting data from children’s trainers, and each child drew a manikin. Pearson correlation and Z fisher test used for analyzing data. Results showed that there is negative significant relationship between kind of drawing and emotional-behavioral problems. But differences ware not found between boys and girls. So, children’s drawings can reveal behavioral and emotional problems in children.
Khosravi, M., Bigdeli, I., & Khodadadi, L. (2009). The Relationship between Emotional-behavioral Problems and Drawing Manikin among Preschool Children. Journal of Modern Psychological Researches, 4(15), 85-102.
MLA
Masoumeh Khosravi; Imanollah Bigdeli; Leila Khodadadi. "The Relationship between Emotional-behavioral Problems and Drawing Manikin among Preschool Children". Journal of Modern Psychological Researches, 4, 15, 2009, 85-102.
HARVARD
Khosravi, M., Bigdeli, I., Khodadadi, L. (2009). 'The Relationship between Emotional-behavioral Problems and Drawing Manikin among Preschool Children', Journal of Modern Psychological Researches, 4(15), pp. 85-102.
VANCOUVER
Khosravi, M., Bigdeli, I., Khodadadi, L. The Relationship between Emotional-behavioral Problems and Drawing Manikin among Preschool Children. Journal of Modern Psychological Researches, 2009; 4(15): 85-102.
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