The Development of Expressive Drawing Abilities during Childhood and into Adolescence
Joint Authors
Picard, Delphine
Gauthier, Christophe
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
The way children portray emotions in their drawings of human and nonhuman topics is assumed to reflect their artistic, emotional, and cognitive development.
This study was designed to investigate the development of expressive drawings during childhood and into adolescence, using a large age range (5–15 years) and sample size (N=480), so as to provide a precise and comprehensive view of age-related changes in children’s ability to produce expressive drawings.
More specifically, we focused on children’s developing ability to use the techniques of literal and metaphorical expression, either alone or in combination.
We also examined the effects of sex, topics (house, tree, or person), and the depicted emotion (happiness or sadness) on the use of each expressive technique.
The main findings were that there is a developmental shift between childhood (5–10 years) and adolescence (11–15 years) in the use of expressive techniques, from simple (literal) to more complex forms of expression (metaphorical).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Picard, Delphine& Gauthier, Christophe. 2012. The Development of Expressive Drawing Abilities during Childhood and into Adolescence. Child Development Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Picard, Delphine& Gauthier, Christophe. The Development of Expressive Drawing Abilities during Childhood and into Adolescence. Child Development Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508554
American Medical Association (AMA)
Picard, Delphine& Gauthier, Christophe. The Development of Expressive Drawing Abilities during Childhood and into Adolescence. Child Development Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508554
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508554