Some Effects of Sex, Age, and Household Structure on Family Drawings of Barbadian Children

An analysis of the family drawings of a nonclinical sample of 502 Barbadian children aged 7-11 years is reported. The inclusion or omission of figures and the size and positioning of the figures of parents and self were examined with reference to sex, age, and household structure. The view that cult...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of social psychology 1996-10, Vol.136 (5), p.567-578
1. Verfasser:	Payne, Monica A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Age Differences Age Factors Age-Gender differences Barbados Behavioral Science Research Biological and medical sciences Body Height Child Child development Childhood Attitudes Children Children & youth Childrens Art Creative Art Cultural Characteristics Cultural Context Cultural Images Cultural Values Developmental psychology Ethnicity Families Families & family life Family (Sociological Unit) Family Characteristics Family Environment Family Influence Family Relationship Family Role Family Roles Family Structure Fathers Female Females Foreign Countries Freehand Drawing Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Higher Education Household structure Households Humans Individual Characteristics Influences Male Males Mothers Nonverbal Ability Nuclear Family Parent Child Relationship Parent Role Parents & parenting Projective Techniques Psychological Characteristics Psychology, Child Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Racial Identification Researchers Role Sex Differences Sex Factors Sexes Single Parent Social Influences Social psychology Students Values Young children
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Zusammenfassung:	An analysis of the family drawings of a nonclinical sample of 502 Barbadian children aged 7-11 years is reported. The inclusion or omission of figures and the size and positioning of the figures of parents and self were examined with reference to sex, age, and household structure. The view that cultural values about the structure of the family unit and parental roles are reflected in children's representations of their parents in family drawings was supported.
ISSN:	0022-4545 1940-1183
DOI:	10.1080/00224545.1996.9714041