TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and Validation of Drawing-Based Emotional Processing Scale (DRAWEP) for Art Therapists
AU - Weinfeld-Yehoudayan, Asnat
AU - Czamanski-Cohen, Johanna
AU - Weihs, Karen L.
AU - Cohen, Miri
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - This study developed and evaluated the Drawing-Based Emotional Processing Scale for Art Therapists (DRAWEP) for measuring emotional processing. We collected 120 drawings from participants (aged 18–87). The study was conducted in two phases: (a) tool development through expert focus group discussions of 20 drawings, content validity and interrater reliability assessment; (b) assessment of 100 drawings for construct validity (factor structure, convergent and discriminant validity). In Phase 1 The DRAWEP tool was constructed. In Phase 2, four emotional processing factors were identified: art creation, making sense, organizing, and embodiment. Convergent and discriminant validity and reliability were satisfactory. DRAWEP may provide art therapists with a tool for evaluating latent contents of emotional processing. Further testing with clinical populations is needed.
AB - This study developed and evaluated the Drawing-Based Emotional Processing Scale for Art Therapists (DRAWEP) for measuring emotional processing. We collected 120 drawings from participants (aged 18–87). The study was conducted in two phases: (a) tool development through expert focus group discussions of 20 drawings, content validity and interrater reliability assessment; (b) assessment of 100 drawings for construct validity (factor structure, convergent and discriminant validity). In Phase 1 The DRAWEP tool was constructed. In Phase 2, four emotional processing factors were identified: art creation, making sense, organizing, and embodiment. Convergent and discriminant validity and reliability were satisfactory. DRAWEP may provide art therapists with a tool for evaluating latent contents of emotional processing. Further testing with clinical populations is needed.
KW - art therapy
KW - assessment tools
KW - drawing-based measurement
KW - Emotional processing
KW - validation study
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U2 - 10.1080/07421656.2024.2412435
DO - 10.1080/07421656.2024.2412435
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85214410657
SN - 0742-1656
JO - Art Therapy
JF - Art Therapy
ER -