Graphology and Personality: An Empirical Study on Validity of Handwriting Analysis
- Titolo
- Graphology and Personality: An Empirical Study on Validity of Handwriting Analysis
- Autore
- Carla Dazzi
- Luigi Pedrabissi
- Data
- 12/2009
- Lingua
- English
- Tipo
- Journal Article
Dublin Core
- Author
- Carla Dazzi
- Luigi Pedrabissi
- Tipologia documento
- Journal Article
- DOI
- 10.2466/PR0.105.F.1255-1268
- ISSN
- 0033-2941, 1558-691X
- Abstract Note
- The aim of the present work was to examine validity of the graphological method to assess personality traits. The results of two studies are described. In Study 1, the Big Five Questionnaire was administered to a sample of 101 university students who provided a sample of a handwritten text. Two graphologists were asked to detect the same dimensions and facets measured by the Big Five Questionnaire using a 9-point scale. Correlations between the Big Five Questionnaire and graphological evaluations did not confirm the capability of handwriting analysis to measure Big Five personality traits. Also, interrater reliability was very low. Study 2 (N = 102) was carried out using handwritten texts with autobiographical content for the graphological analysis. Two different graphologists and two laypersons were involved. No evidence was found to validate the graphological method as a measure of personality.
- Access Date
- 2019-04-23 21:53:50
- Data
- 12/2009
- Issue
- 3_suppl
- Lingua
- English
- Library Catalog
- Crossref
- Pagine
- 1255-1268
- Publication Title
- Psychological Reports
- Short Title
- Graphology and Personality
- Titolo
- Graphology and Personality: An Empirical Study on Validity of Handwriting Analysis
- URL
- http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2466/PR0.105.F.1255-1268
- Volume
- 105
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Carla Dazzi e Luigi Pedrabissi, “Graphology and Personality: An Empirical Study on Validity of Handwriting Analysis,” Grafoteca - Biblioteca Grafologica Digitale, ultimo accesso il 04 aprile 2025, https://www.grafoteca.com/items/show/967.