title: Body image in adulthood: a projective approach.
abstract: A sample of 210 persons varying by age (young adults, middle-aged, older adults), gender, and relationship status (single or involved) were administered the Holtzman Inkblot Technique (HIT) and Geriatric Draw-A-Person (G-DAP) to ascertain projectively assessed aspects of body image in adulthood. Results suggested that both the HIT and G-DAP were sensitive to the effects of age and gender, wherein young adults scored higher on both HIT Barrier and Penetration than both middle-aged or older adults. In addition, G-DAP scores favored young adults. HIT Penetration scores varied by both age and relationship status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hayslip
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Dougherty
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006698:Holtzman Inkblot Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011386:Projective Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D012925:Social Conformity; D012945:Social Values