Children's Drawings of Standing and Flying Human Figures
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Authors
Rupp, Sarah E.
Issue Date
2001
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
Ninety-six children, ranging in age from 3 years 9 months to 6 years 8 months,
participated in the study. Each child drew a standing human figure and a flying human
figure. The drawings of the younger group (ages 3 years 9 months to 5 years 3 months)
and older group (ages 5 years 4 months to 6 years 8 months) were compared. Results
indicated that older children tended to use the vertical dimension to depict flying figures
higher than standing figures, whereas younger children tended to center both figures.
More specifically, children tended to place flying figures higher on the page with
increasing age, whereas children's placement of standing figures did not change with age.
The findings suggest that age-related differences exist in children's ability to spatially
organize their drawings, as is emphasized in drawing systems theory.
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vi, 63 p.
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