Handwriting in diagnostic perspective

• Authors: Dalibor Kučera , Jana Havigerová
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article deals with applied psychology of handwriting, in particular with the use of graphology. In addition to a basic summary of contemporary approaches in the area, selected researches and foreign studies are evaluated. The article also presents results of the PORP research (Projection of Personality Traits in Handwriting, University of South Bohemia 2007) aimed at the evaluation of psychodiagnostic potential of handwriting analysis using 5-factor personality model (Big Five) and comments upon graphological methodology PORP-GRAF and possibilities of further development of the method within psychodiagnostical disciplines.

Keywords

EN

handwriting; script; graphology; diagnostics; personality

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Czech-Moravian Psychological Society, Czech Republic
• Journal: E-psychologie (E-psychology)
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 2-3
• Pages: 1-8
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

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Dalibor Kučera

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Jana Havigerová

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