A representative sample of Grade 7 students in the Oyo State of Nigeria was asked to produce human-figure drawings which were scored using Witkin's Articulation-of-Body-Concept Scale. Additional data on the subjects' background and self-concept were obtained. Of the several variables studied, sex and stability of self-concept made the greatest contribution to variation in psychological differentiation indexed by scores on Witkin's scale.
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