Performance of Iranian children on the draw-a-man test

ABSTRACT

In this study, the Draw-A-Man Test was administered to 183 Iranian children, 96 boys and 87 girls from age of 36 to 119.5 months. The subjects were selected randomly from middle-class families in Tehran. The results show that younger Iranian children scored higher than the older ones. In addition to the age differential on performance, sex differences on drawing a man were tested by means of the T-test for each age group. The results show that environment affects the children's drawings. Also, some comparisons of the findings of this study with others confirm the cultural effects on children's performance on the DAM test