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The Validity Of Selected Draw-A-Person Test Classifying Criteria Among Homosexual And Non Homosexual Males, Joel Von Ornsteiner Aug 1999

The Validity Of Selected Draw-A-Person Test Classifying Criteria Among Homosexual And Non Homosexual Males, Joel Von Ornsteiner

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The purpose of this study was to explore the validity of Machover's (1949) interpretation that attention to both the hips and buttocks drawn by male subjects in their first male Draw-A-Person Test (DAP) or the drawing of a female figure first are significant indicators of male homosexuality. The hypothesis was that the frequency of these homosexual indicators among non-instituted homosexuals would be significantly higher (P = < .05) than the male heterosexual group. One hundred homosexual and 100 heterosexual males were selected from groups of volunteers from two universities, one bookstore and a community center in the New York City area. The subjects were administered a DAP test in booklet format and a questionnaire. The drawings were classified for homosexual indicators blindly and independently by three judges who were trained in the use of the Machover interpretation of the DAP. Chi square analyses were calculated for the frequency of hips and buttocks and for the drawing of a female figure first and no significant differences between the self identified homosexual and heterosexual male groups in the expected direction were found. It was concluded that the lack of any significant difference between the scores of the homosexual and heterosexual males in this study casts considerable doubt on the validity of the male homosexual interpretations explored. Speculations were made concerning the widely discrepant results from past studies and this investigation. The majority of the past research had been conducted within institutional settings and there have been cultural changes over the last fifty years in both psychology and society's tolerance for the male homosexual. Unlike any previous DAP study, one-hundred urban homosexual and one-hundred heterosexual males were randomly selected. This researcher cautions that the DAP test should be interpreted with other available information, and results based on its independent use are viewed with much skepticism. Implications for future research were discussed.


Characteristics Associated With Resilience In Battered Women, Mei-I Chang May 1996

Characteristics Associated With Resilience In Battered Women, Mei-I Chang

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Higgins (1994) offered resilience as an alternative conceptual approach to the traditional focus on psychopathology for battered women. In this study, resilience was defined as a woman's state of psychological growth despite an abusive relationship. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between staff ratings of resilience, individual psychological resources, and situational abuse factors. A sample of 105 battered women, served by San Diego domestic violence agencies, was administered a battery of five questionnaires assessing constructive thinking, social support appraisal, optimism, psychological distress, and abuse experiences. Agency staff members recruited participants and provided clinical ratings of resilience. …


Betrayals Of The Body Politic: The Literary Commitments Of Nadine Gordimer, Nancy Topping Bazin Jan 1995

Betrayals Of The Body Politic: The Literary Commitments Of Nadine Gordimer, Nancy Topping Bazin

English Faculty Publications

Reviews the book `Betrayals of the Body Politic: The Literary Commitments of Nadine Gordimer,' by Andrew Vogel Ettin.


An Annotated Bibliography Of South African Literature In English By Black Authors From 1976-1986, Khosi Moloi Jan 1989

An Annotated Bibliography Of South African Literature In English By Black Authors From 1976-1986, Khosi Moloi

Graduate Research Papers

This research project provides an annotated list of books suitable for primary and secondary schools. Selection for the list was determined by the following criteria: a) books written by the black South African authors living in the country or in exile, b) material includes novels and collection of short stories, c) all material is written in English and, d) copyright date of 1976-1986. The annotated bibliography consists of sixteen titles. Enties are arranged alphabetically by the names of the authors. Information given for each entry includes, author, title, city, publisher, page numbers, ISBN, series, and annotation, which ranges from 150-350 …


The Effects Of Encouragement, Praise, And Discouragement On Internally And Externally Oriented Children, Judith A. Anderson Dec 1977

The Effects Of Encouragement, Praise, And Discouragement On Internally And Externally Oriented Children, Judith A. Anderson

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The primary aim of this study was to investigate three types of parent communication--encouragement, praise, and discouragement--with regard to feelings elicited and perceived helpfulness, as reported by fifth- and sixth-grade subjects grouped according to high, medium, or low locus of control. Subjects for the study were 37 male and 47 female volunteers. Bialer•s Children•s Locus of Control Scale was used to classify males and females into a high (internal), medium (middle range), or low (external) group. Encouragement, praise, and discouragement were operationally defined as those responses receiving total agreement from a panel of experts as representing the Adlerian concepts under …


An Analysis Of The Influence Of The Spiritual Exercises Of St. Ignatius On The Poetry Of Gerard Manley Hopkins, Mary Suzanne Wills Aug 1963

An Analysis Of The Influence Of The Spiritual Exercises Of St. Ignatius On The Poetry Of Gerard Manley Hopkins, Mary Suzanne Wills

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Personality, As Determined By The Sixteen Personality Factor Test, And Its Relationship To Musical Tastes, Robert J. Coppedge Aug 1959

Personality, As Determined By The Sixteen Personality Factor Test, And Its Relationship To Musical Tastes, Robert J. Coppedge

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A Study Of Citizenship In Augustine's "City Of God" With A Translation Of Part Of Etienne Gilson's "Introduction A L'Etude De Saint Augustin", David Francis Siemens Jun 1954

A Study Of Citizenship In Augustine's "City Of God" With A Translation Of Part Of Etienne Gilson's "Introduction A L'Etude De Saint Augustin", David Francis Siemens

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A Survey Of The Testing Program Of The Reserve Township School In Relationship To The Establishment Of A Functional Guidance Program, Charles Warren Flicek Dec 1951

A Survey Of The Testing Program Of The Reserve Township School In Relationship To The Establishment Of A Functional Guidance Program, Charles Warren Flicek

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A Survey Of Service Work In The School Shops Of Indiana, Ursa Donald Walker Jun 1951

A Survey Of Service Work In The School Shops Of Indiana, Ursa Donald Walker

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A Survey Of School Transportation Problems In The Six Northern Townships Of Putnam County, Indiana, Vernon Wayne Gardner Aug 1950

A Survey Of School Transportation Problems In The Six Northern Townships Of Putnam County, Indiana, Vernon Wayne Gardner

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Study Of Performance Of County Scholarship Students At Indiana State Teachers College For The Ten Year Period Ending June 1949, James H. Watts Aug 1949

Study Of Performance Of County Scholarship Students At Indiana State Teachers College For The Ten Year Period Ending June 1949, James H. Watts

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Absentee Ownership In Agriculture, Edwin Francis Cassidy Dec 1948

Absentee Ownership In Agriculture, Edwin Francis Cassidy

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The Achievement Of Scholarship Students As Compared To The Achievement Of A Comparable Group Of Non-Scholarship Students Of Indiana State Teachers College, Joseph P. Phillips Aug 1948

The Achievement Of Scholarship Students As Compared To The Achievement Of A Comparable Group Of Non-Scholarship Students Of Indiana State Teachers College, Joseph P. Phillips

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An Analysis Of Subject Content For A Marriage Relationship Course In High School, Francis B. Ratliff Jun 1948

An Analysis Of Subject Content For A Marriage Relationship Course In High School, Francis B. Ratliff

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Relationships Among Personality Scores, Mental Ages, And Achievement Scores In Seventh Grade Classes At La Porte, Indiana, And Comparisons With Findings Previously Reported, Roy S. Stuffle May 1947

Relationships Among Personality Scores, Mental Ages, And Achievement Scores In Seventh Grade Classes At La Porte, Indiana, And Comparisons With Findings Previously Reported, Roy S. Stuffle

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The Correlation Of Scholarship Index To Salary, Merritt M. Wilkins Dec 1939

The Correlation Of Scholarship Index To Salary, Merritt M. Wilkins

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