Assessing the concordance between child reports and adult observations of single and mixed emotion in children's drawings of themselves or another child. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Burkitt, Esther
• Is Part Of: Educational psychology. Volume 38:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 75
• Page End: 98
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Mixed emotion -- drawing -- coding -- self -- other; Educational psychology -- Periodicals; 370.15
• DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2017.1390072
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0144-3410

Abstract

Abstract: The present study assessed concordance between child reported and adult observed strategies to depict single and mixed emotion in the same human figure drawings. 205 children (104 boys, 101 girls) aged 6 years 2 months to 8 years 3 months formed two age groups (6 years 2 months–7 years 2 months and 7 years 3 months–8 years 3 months) across two conditions drawing either themselves or another child. They heard vignettes designed to elicit single and mixed emotion and drew a baseline drawing, counterbalanced happy and sad, and a mixed emotion drawing. Categories of children's verbal reports and adults' observations were similar with some variation of use by condition, age group and emotion type. Mixed emotion strategies were more similar to those observed and reported in happy drawings. Findings are discussed in relation to a framework theory of art and social display rules.