SEX, SEX-ROLES, AND SEXUAL ATTITUDES - FIGURE GENDER IN THE DRAW-A-PERSON TEST REVISITED

A study of 116 subjects examined the relationships among subject sex, experimenter sex, sex roles, and sexual attitudes as predictors of dra wing the same-sex figure on the Draw-A-Person test (DAP). Results indi cate that subject and experimenter sex are consistent and significant predictors of picture sex. Masculinity and sexual attitudes also predi ct but only for female picture attributes. The subjects' response to c urrent, historically determined attitudes toward gender and gender rol es must be seen as strong influences on the sex of the drawn picture. A model of some determinants of the sex of the drawn figure is offered .