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The body‐image of physically abused and normal adolescents
Author(s) -
Hjorth Craig W.,
Harway Michele
Publication year - 1981
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(198110)37:4<863::aid-jclp2270370433>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - psychology , test (biology) , clothing , interpersonal communication , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , child abuse , injury prevention , poison control , social psychology , medical emergency , medicine , paleontology , archaeology , biology , history
Compared the human figure drawings of physically abused adolescents with those of normal adolescents. The Draw‐A‐Person test was administered to 60 adolescents, 30 of whom were victims of physical abuse. Significant differences were found between the drawings of the two groups on six of the eight scoring crieria utilized. Significant DAP aspects included erasure, clothing, detail, fingers, symmetry and arm position. The drawings of the physically abused adolescents, taken as a whole, seemed to be indicative of poor body image with signs of insecurity, inadequacy, withdrawal, and interpersonal problems.