Publication: An Assessment of Drawing Age in Pre-School Children Using 'Draw-A-Man' Test
| creativeworkseries.issn | ISSN 1990-7974 eISSN 1990-7982 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Raja, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | John, BM | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-04-21T08:06:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-04-21T08:06:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description | S Raja 3rd Year MBBS Student, Department of Paediatrics, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharastra BM John Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharastra | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Introduction: Goodenough-Harris ‘Draw-a-Man’ Test has been traditionally used as a simple tool to measure mental development in a child. There have very few studies looking at utility of ‘Draw a man’ test in the Indian subcontinent in the recent past. We carried out an assessment of correlation of drawing age with chronological age in pre-school children by the ‘Draw- a- man test’ and looked for any associations with respect to a deviation (delay or advancement) in the calculated drawing age. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 100 neurologically normal pre-school children between 36 to 72 months. The data was then analyzed with Pearson correlation and Chi square test on SPSS version 14.0 Result: There was a low positive correlation between drawing age and chronological age (Pearson correlation: r=+0.31, p=0.002).There were more boys (p=0.004) and more children with prematurity (p=0.012) in the group with low or equal drawing age compared to chronological age. Conclusion: In view of the low positive correlation found in our study, further studies with a larger sample need to be conducted to establish the ‘Draw-a-man’ test as a screening tool for mental age assessment in our subcontinent. We did find a significant association of deviation of drawing age from chronological age with respect to gender and prematurity. | |
| dc.identifier | ttps://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v34i1.9299 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/5838 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS) | |
| dc.subject | Goodenough-Harris ‘Draw a man’ test | |
| dc.subject | drawing age | |
| dc.subject | chronological age | |
| dc.subject | pre-school children | |
| dc.title | An Assessment of Drawing Age in Pre-School Children Using 'Draw-A-Man' Test | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 17 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 14 | |
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