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Human figure drawings of sex offenders
Author(s) -
Wysocki Aydin C.,
Wysocki Boleslaw A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197701)33:1+<278::aid-jclp2270330164>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - psychology , narcissism , aggression , developmental psychology , social psychology
The D‐A‐P was administered to 60 male sex offenders from a correctional institution. The drawings of the inmates, taken as a whole, seemed to be indicative of narcissism, assertion, sex disturbance, aggression, and anxiety. Significant differences in the drawings of rapists, child molesters, and incest offenders were found. The following D‐A‐P aspects appeared to be prominent in the drawings of the S s, in descending order: reinforcement, long nose, large head, legs wide apart, too much hair, waistline emphasis, slash mouth, long feet, pointy fingers, distorted heads, and opposite sex drawn first.