Psychological Differentiation in Clinic Children

Abstract

In a clinic population the relationship between children's perceptual differentiation as measured by the Rod-and-frame Test (RFT) and their self-concept differentiation as evidenced in their human figure drawings using a Body Sophistication Scale was studied. In addition, the WISC Vocabulary Subtest was employed. The Ss were children 8 to 15 yr. of age making an initial visit to a child guidance clinic. The relationship between perceptual differentiation and self-concept differentiation was significantly positive only for white females with a father present. Vocabulary and RFT were positively correlated for the black and white Ss while vocabulary and the body-sophistication scores were significantly related for black males and white females with a father present. Differentiation may then appear in a variety of patterns in different populations.

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