The psychopathology of everyday art: a quantitative Study - World ...

Table 7: Frequency and percentage of test variables for whole sample by Results 159 .
Variables n=51
freq %
Test design
pre & post int'n
post intervention
comparison only
retrospective
No. measures
1
2
3
4
15
Derivation of test
developed this study
adapted
observation/clinical
established
Orientation
comparison only
expressive
therapy - self esteem
Measurement method
formal comparison art
meaning/content
mixed comparison
nonart/behaviour
Measurement form
objective detail
content subject/theme
mix objective/content
other behaviour
verbal
All studies Result 1
Difference
patients/
nonpatients
6 12
3 6
36 71
6 12
31 61
9 18
8 16
2 4
1 2
23 45
8 16
4 8
16 31
43 84
3 6
5 10
19 37
4 8
21 41
7 13
18 35
11 22
13 26
7 14
2 2
n=21
freq %
2 10
1 5
16 76
2 10
14 67
3 14
3 14
0 0
1 5
8 38
5 24
1 5
7 33
21 100
0 0
0 0
8 38
2 10
11 52
0 0
9 43
4 20
7 33
1 5
0 0
97
Result 2
Difference
patient
subtypes
n=12
freq %
1 8
0 0
9 75
2 17
8 67
3 25
0 0
1 8
0 0
5 42
1 8
3 25
3 25
10 83
1 8
1 8
5 42
0 0
6 50
1 8
4 33
2 17
4 33
2 17
0 0
Result 3
No Difference or
inconsistency
n=14
freq %
1 7
0 0
11 79
2 14
7 50
2 14
4 29
1 7
0 0
9 64
2 14
0 0
3 21
12 86
1 7
1 7
6 43
2 14
4 29
2 14
5 36
5 36
2 14
0 0
2 14
Design: The majority of the studies (71%, n=36) compared a picture specially produced
for the test rather than pictures produced during therapy. Pre and post measures were
159 Results - all cases frequencies percentage
1. Difference patient/non patient 21 41.2
2. Difference subtypes of patient 12 23.5
3. No differences / inconsistencies 14 27.4
4. Difference for therapy groups 4 7.8
TOTAL 51