Research on the contemporary issues of Baum test

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780382
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Tokoha University
• Principal Investigator: SADO Tadahiro 常葉大学, 健康プロデュース学部, 講師 (60510576)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: バウムテスト / 樹木画テスト / 理論 / 発達研究 / 比較文化研究 / 幹先端処理 / 早期型 / 投映法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to solve modern problems pertaining to the Baum test (Tree-Drawing test), and to then refine the Baum test theories. In this study, the following were considered as “modern problems”: 1) Can we use old findings in the present practice?; 2) Does the accumulated knowledge contribute to sufficient understanding of today’s children?; 3) Many interpretation hypotheses assume simplistic viewpoints, but do we not need a more complex theory?; 4) Have the interpretation hypotheses in indicators been sufficiently discussed?
My philological and investigative studies addressing the above four problems were presented at various academic conferences in both within and outside Japan. Additionally, some of the findings have been published in a paper in a journal. Thus, through the activities conducted during research period, I could answer the above problems to a considerable extent, and could derive useful information for practitioners and researchers.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学