Pictorial Assessment of Interpersonal Relationships (PAIR)

Abstract

Drawing is an invaluable means of expression for children, which has always appealed to psychologists for its direct communicative features, as well as for the possibility of transcending intercultural differences. This volume allows students and researchers to learn a specific methodology of pictorial data analysis. The characteristics of children's drawings of interpersonal relationship, such as friends, siblings, child-parent, are measured by means of six scales: Cohesion, Distancing, Similarity, Value, Emotions and Conflict, which can be used jointly or individually. The method has proven to be highly useful in psychological research on the development of interpersonal relationships.