Examining Child Paintings in Terms of Sexual Development

Introduction The aim of study is examining effective usability of nose and foot drawings which’s symbolizing sexuality in Draw a Person Test and vehicle drawing in D10 test in determining sexual development of children aged 60-72 months. Materials and Methods Study was designed in general survey model, 92 children aged between 60-72 months who’re attending pre-school education in the province of Konya were participated, determined with the criterion-based sampling method. In study, Family Form of Sexual Identity and Gender-Related Behavior Sub-Scale of Selçuk Sexual Development Scale and Draw a Person and D10 tests from projective tests were used to collect data. Results In Draw a Person Test, there was a significant relationship between nose drawing and sexual identity dimension, but there wasn’t significant relationship between gender-related behavior dimension. There wasn’t significant relationship between foot drawing and sexual identity dimension and gender-related behavior; in D10 test, there was a significant relationship between vehicle drawing and behavior related to gender, but no significant relationship was found in sexual identity dimension. Conclusion It was concluded that drawing of nose and gender drawn first in Draw a Person Test can provide information about gender identity dimension of children but drawing of feet doesn’t provide any information about sexual development and drawing of vehicle in the D10 test can also provide information about dimension of children's gender-related behavior.