Evidências de Validade dos Indicadores Emocionais no Desenho da Figura Humana.

Human figure drawing (HFD) is an instrument widely used in psychological assessment. The aim of this study was to investigate the evidence of validity of emotional indicators in HFD through the Emotional Screening System (ESS). The sample consisted of 310 children, divided into a regular group containing 173 children, a regular group with indicators containing 55 children and a clinical group containing 82 children. The ESS, the Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for children and the Positive and negative affect scale, were used. The results showed significant differences for groups in the emotional indicators of the ESS (F=12.140;p<.01). There were negative correlations (p<.01) of the ESS with the Multidimensional Scale of Life Satisfaction in the dimension of the Self, but not significant with the Scale of Affections. There was evidence of validity of the ESS to assess the emotional indicators in HFD and to distinguish children who need care before the problems worsen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]