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Pencil Pressure and Anxiety in Drawings

A Techno-Projective Approach

Sean Davis LaRoque

Kettle Moraine School District, laroquse{at}kmsd.edu

John E. Obrzut

University of Arizona

This study used a techno-projective assessment method to analyze the relationship between pencil pressure applied during drawing tasks and state anxiety (S-anxiety) and trait anxiety (T-anxiety) levels. A highly accurate and precise pressure-sensitive palette was used by participants (N = 50) between the ages of 6 and 11 to reliably and objectively measure the degree of pencil pressure during three drawing tasks: Draw-a-Person, Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test, and drawing an automobile. The State Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) assessed the participants’ levels of S-anxiety and T-anxiety. Results indicated that individuals with higher levels of T-anxiety used significantly less pencil pressure on all three drawing measures than individuals with lower levels of T-anxiety. Furthermore, individuals with high and low levels of S-anxiety used significantly more pencil pressure on all three drawing measures than individuals with medium levels of S-anxiety. Implications of these findings and considerations for future research are discussed.

Key Words: projective • Draw-A-Person • state anxiety • trait anxiety • pencil pressure

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Vol. 24, No. 4, 381-393 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0734282906288520
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