Expressive strategies in drawing are related to age and topic

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-257

  Picard, Delphine ^a   Brechet, Claire ^a   Baldy, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

Author keywords

Children's drawings; Expressive strategies; Psychological mood

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348914380     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10919-007-0035-5     Document Type: Article

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