Violence against children is a prevalent worldwide phenomenon. Based on evidence that drawings may reveal unconscious conflicts and difficulties, the current study examined violence as reflected in children's drawings and narratives. Specifically, the study attempted to determine the extent to which the drawings and narratives express the child's personal experience of violence. A convenient sample consisted of 83 children (age range 8–12) drawn from community centers located in low-income communities. Participants were asked to draw what violence is for them then provide a narrative. Following the drawing, a self-report anonymous questionnaire consisted of three measures, demographics, traumatic events (6 events), and the Medical Somatic Dissociation Questionnaire (MSDQ), was administered. The drawings and the narratives were analyzed according to a phenomenological method. Latent class analysis (LCA) to identify the number of homogenous subgroups according to pictorial features within the overall sample yielded two clusters. Comparison between the clusters indicated that: Drawings of cluster 2 revealed more direct violence including the interaction between the perpetrator and victim and a specific form of violence, whereas drawings of cluster 1 revealed emotional symbols. No demographical, nor MSDQ differences were found between the clusters. Higher-level MSDQ scores were found in participants who reported physical abuse and hospitalization experiences and drew schematic figures. The drawings and narratives were not akin with one another.

对儿童的暴力行为是全世界普遍存在的现象。基于证据表明图画可能揭示无意识的冲突和困难，本研究研究了儿童图画和叙述中反映的暴力。具体来说，这项研究试图确定图画和叙述在多大程度上表达了儿童的个人暴力经历。一个方便的样本包括来自低收入社区的社区中心的83名儿童（8至12岁）。要求参与者画出暴力对他们来说是什么，然后提供一个叙述。绘制完图纸后，进行了一份自我报告匿名问卷，该问卷由人口统计学，创伤事件（6个事件）这三个指标组成，并进行了《医学躯体分离问卷》（MSDQ）。根据现象学方法分析了图纸和叙述。潜在类分析（LCA）根据总样本中的图形特征识别同质子组的数量，产生了两个聚类。各组之间的比较表明：组2的图形显示了更直接的暴力，包括施暴者与受害者之间的互动以及特定形式的暴力，而组1的图形显示了情感符号。在群集之间未发现人口统计学或MSDQ差异。在报告身体虐待和住院经历并绘制示意图的参与者中发现了更高级别的MSDQ分数。图纸和叙述彼此不相似。潜在类分析（LCA）根据总样本中的图形特征识别同质子组的数量，产生了两个聚类。各组之间的比较表明：组2的图形显示了更直接的暴力，包括施暴者与受害者之间的互动以及特定形式的暴力，而组1的图形显示了情感符号。在群集之间未发现人口统计学或MSDQ差异。在报告身体虐待和住院经历并绘制示意图的参与者中发现了更高级别的MSDQ分数。图纸和叙述彼此不相似。潜在类分析（LCA）根据总样本中的图形特征识别同质子组的数量，产生了两个聚类。各组之间的比较表明：组2的图形显示了更直接的暴力，包括施暴者与受害者之间的互动以及特定形式的暴力，而组1的图形显示了情感符号。在群集之间未发现人口统计学或MSDQ差异。在报告身体虐待和住院经历并绘制示意图的参与者中发现了更高级别的MSDQ分数。图纸和叙述彼此不相似。第2组的绘图显示了更直接的暴力，包括犯罪者和受害者之间的互动以及特定形式的暴力，而第1组的绘图则显示了情感符号。在群集之间未发现人口统计学或MSDQ差异。在报告身体虐待和住院经历并绘制示意图的参与者中发现了更高级别的MSDQ分数。图纸和叙述彼此不相似。第2组的绘图显示了更直接的暴力，包括犯罪者和受害者之间的互动以及特定形式的暴力，而第1组的绘图则显示了情感符号。在群集之间未发现人口统计学或MSDQ差异。在报告身体虐待和住院经历并绘制示意图的参与者中发现了更高级别的MSDQ分数。图纸和叙述彼此不相似。