Validation of the Modified Hand Test with the Human Figure Drawing Test on Personality Traits of Aggression & Anxiety

Dr. Fayyaz Ahmed Anjum, Muhammad Umar Fayyaz, Dr. Aftab Hussain and Maryam Fayyaz
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Dr. Fayyaz Ahmed Anjum: Head of Department, Department of Psychology, Preston University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Umar Fayyaz: Lecturer, Department of Applied Psychology, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Aftab Hussain: Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Maryam Fayyaz: Department of Professional Psychology, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Journal of Policy Research (JPR), 2023, vol. 9, issue 2, 178-181

Abstract: Present study aims to validate the Modified Hand Test with Human Figure Drawing Test on aggression and anxiety dimensions of the personality. Cross sectional research design was implied. Total of 88 participants (50 males and 50 females) were recruited from a larger sample of 350 participants. Purposive sampling technique was used, written informed consent was obtained from the participants. Both the Hand Test and The Human Figure Drawing Test were administered in a battery of other tests like Thematic Apperception Test, Sentence Completion Test and Word Association Test etc. However, results of The Hand Test and The Human Figure Test were compared on aggression and anxiety dimensions. While computing Pearson product moment correlation results remained significant at .37 and .45 respectively both at .01 of significance. Results of the study are instrumental both for clinicians and researchers for establishing assessment and therapeutic interventions as well as a lead to pursue further researches in validation sphere.

Keywords: Aggression; Anxiety; Hand test (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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