Children's drawings - A cross-cultural analysis from Japan and the United States

Authors
La Voy, SK Pedersen, WC Reitz, JM Brauch, AA Luxenberg, TM Nofsinger, CC
Citation
Sk. La Voy et al., Children's drawings - A cross-cultural analysis from Japan and the United States, SCH PSY INT, 22(1), 2001, pp. 53-63
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
ISSN journal
01430343 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
53 - 63
Database
ISI
SICI code
0143-0343(200102)22:1<53:CD-ACA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Research suggests that children's drawings are reflective of their culture. In the drawings of seven and eight year old children from Japan and the Un ited States it was found that Japanese children drew significantly fewer sm iles, a higher number of details and larger figures. Findings are interpret ed within cultural differences.