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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
A new theory on children's drawings: Analyzing the role of emotion and movement in graphical development
Rocco Quaglia1, Claudio Longobardi1, Nathalie O Iotti1
1Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Italy.
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to develop a new understanding of children's drawings and to provide ideas for future research in early childhood. Starting from classic theories on child graphical development, we proceed to analyze them and provide our own views on the subject. We will also recount a number of relevant empirical studies that appear to validate our theory. Our belief is that emotion and self-expression through movement play a key role in the development of child art, and that this may be already visible during the scribbling stage of drawing.
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