Use of Self-Figure Drawing as an Assessment Tool for Child Abuse: Differentiating between Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Abuse

dc.contributor.authorJaroenkajornkij, N., Lev-Wiesel, R., & Binson, B.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-21T17:57:53Z
dc.date.available2022-06-21T17:57:53Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractChild abuse is a worldwide phenomenon with adverse short- and long-term mental and physical negative consequences, with a huge gap between the prevalence of child abuse and disclosure rates. The study aimed to examine and validate the self-figure drawing as an assessment tool to differentiate between three forms of child abuse, i.e., child sexual abuse (CSA), child physical abuse (CPA), and child emotional abuse (CEA). Following the ethical approval, 1707 Thai children (13–18 years old) from the general population (schools) were asked to complete a self-report anonymous questionnaire consisting of four measures (Demographics, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), The Medical Somatic Dissociation Questionnaire (MSDQ), and The Disclosure of Trauma Questionnaire (DTQ)). After completion, they were asked to draw themselves. There was a significantly positive link between the reluctance to disclose and the experience of abuse, indicating that the more severe the abuse the higher the reluctance to disclose. The findings broaden the knowledge of movement and symbols as representations of inner personal conflictual material. Additionally, it substantiates self-figure drawing as an assessment tool and assists practitioners in early child abuse detection.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJaroenkajornkij, N., Lev-Wiesel, R., & Binson, B. (2022). Use of Self-Figure Drawing as an Assessment Tool for Child Abuse: Differentiating between Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Abuse. Children, 9(6), 868.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/6/868
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5449
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChildrenen_US
dc.subjectreluctance to discloseen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectIsraelen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectself-figure drawingen_US
dc.titleUse of Self-Figure Drawing as an Assessment Tool for Child Abuse: Differentiating between Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Abuseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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