Coopersmith S, Sakai D, Beardslee B, Coopersmith A
J Pers Assess. 1976 Aug;40(4):370-5. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4004_5.
Figure drawings were obtained from 97 preadolescent males who differed in self and behavioral assessments of self-esteem. These subjects had been selected from a much larger sample and represented five different types of self-esteem. The figure drawings were scored for 15 variables, dealing with formal characteristics, content, and global-interpretations of the total drawings. Five significant differences were obtained, with the content and global-interpretative categories proving more differentiating between self-esteem groups than did the formal characteristics. Behavioral expressions of self-esteem were more associated with figure drawing characteristics than were subjective evaluations. Discussion focuses on the nature of self-concept and self-esteem in children as a sensorimotor rather than symbolic expression.
从97名青春期前男性中获取了人物画，这些男性在自尊的自我评估和行为评估方面存在差异。这些受试者是从一个大得多的样本中挑选出来的，代表了五种不同类型的自尊。对人物画的15个变量进行了评分，这些变量涉及整体画作的形式特征、内容和整体解读。得到了五个显著差异，结果表明，与形式特征相比，内容和整体解读类别在自尊组之间更具区分性。自尊的行为表现比主观评价与人物画特征的关联更强。讨论集中在儿童自我概念和自尊的本质上，认为这是一种感觉运动而非象征性的表达。
