Resource List of Scientific Studies Concerning Handwriting Analysis

Compiled since 1970 by Sheila R. Lowe, CG

  • Can graphology predict occupational success? Ben-Shakhar, May Bar-Hillel, Yoram BIlu, Edor Ben-Abba and Anat Flug

    Reports on two empirical studies for testing the validity of graphological predictions Journal of Applied Psychology, p. 645(9), Nov. 1986.

  • Small handwriting in some patients with anorexia nervosa Beumont, P. - British Journal of Psychiatry, 119, 349-350, 1971.

  • Graphology and Its Importance in Current Medical Psychology Broern, W. - Medizinische Klinik, Hamburg, 66, 6, 1971.

  • The Effects of Drawing Method on the Discriminability of Characters Dekay, ML - Visible Language, V0025 Nf: Fall, pp 376-414, 1991.

  • Graphic skills as a diagnostic tool for working with the elderly Ericsson, I. - Visible Language, 24, 2, 214-226, 1990.

  • Economist(Author Unknown)
    CIA agents in the (former) USSR are asked to send any New Year's cards they receive to the US so that graphologists can check whether their acquaintances are suspicious. v315n7659, p. 97-98, June 16, 1990.

  • You Are What You Write. Several Scientific Studies: * Hartford, Huntington
    Three Studies of Beginning strokes - the degree of maturity of a writer is compared with the retention or elimination of initial strokes. In all studies, students who retained the secondary beginning strokes were found to be passive and immature. A Study of the Small g', d', and f'. The copybook form and variants of these letters were correlated with education, IQ, and age. All variants were distinguished from eleven remaining variants by a high degree of motoric economy and radical and original departures from copybook model. Handwriting Analysis in Cancer Detection. The author provides a brief resume of three important studies, which were part of a research project, "Condensed Resume of Neuromuscular Test Research (Alfred Kanfer). Correct ratings were made for clinical cancer in 90-96% of 1536 cases. Similar results were accompolished in the other two studies (one controlled by American Cancer Society, the other at Strang Clinic). Effects of Alcohol. The purpose of the study was to compare the graphomotor functioning of 68 alcoholics with 18 normals. The normals had a generally superior performance to the alcoholics.The normals wrote with less variability than the alcoholics and were able to deliberately control pressure more easily than the alcoholics. MacMillan Publishing Co., 1973

  • Examining Horizontal Lengths of Signatures in True vs False Statements * Hatfield, Iris, E. Edward Peeples, PhD, and Robert O'Block, PhD Human Graphics Center for Research and Information, 1994.

  • The use of graphology in criminology Hearns, R. - Criminal Psychopathology, 3, 461-464, 1972.

  • Conditional Handedness * Heninger, Polly
    Handedness changes in multiple personality disordered subject reflect shift in hemispheric dominance Consciousness and Cognition I, 1992.

  • The Theory of Contraction and Release in Handwriting as Related to Brain Dominance; 1990. * Hermann, Ned and Jeanette Farmer

  • Facilitating Assessment of Dangerousness by Using Characteristics of Handwriting * Ianetta, Kimon and Reed Hayes, James F. Craine, PhD & Dennis G. McLaughlin, PhD - Hawaii, 1992.

  • Can stress be measured by handwriting analysis ? Keinan, G.
    The effectiveness of the analytic method; discusses theoretical implications and possible advantages of using handwriting parameters as an indication of acute stress.
    Applied Psychology--An International Review--Psychologies Appliquee-Revue International: V0042 N2: APR 1993: pp. 153-170.

  • Parkinson's Disease: L-dopa Treatment and Handwriting Areas; Current Therapeutic Research Kopp, W., G. Paulson, J. Allen, D. Smeltzer, F. Brown & W. Kose -12, 3, 115-124, 1970.

  • Reliability and Validity of Handwriting Analysis compared to the standard battery of psychological tests and the ratings of therapists using the California Q-sort - a Doctoral Thesis, 1993. Kraus, Ron (various graphologists)

  • Handwriting posture and cerebral organization: how are they related? Levy, J., Psychological Bulletin, 91, 3, 589-608, 1982.

  • Handwriting Analysis in Diagnosis and Treatment of Alcoholism Lewinson, Thea Stein - Perceptual and Motor Skills, Vol. 62, Feb. 1986.

  • Contributions to the history of psychology Lewinson, T.S. - Naftali Aries Remembered 1911-1990.
    Memories of an esteemed colleague and friend, who contirubted extensively to understanding of analysis of handwriting.
    Percpetual and Motor Skills, V0074 N3, pp 1181-1182, Jun 1992.

  • The Problem of the Validation of Graphological * Lockowandt, Oskar - Judgements; University of Bielefeld, Germany (undated)

  • * Lomonaco, Theresa, Ross Harrison, and Felix Klein - Hunter College, City University of New York, Accuracy of matching TAT and graphological personality profiles, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 36, 703-706, 1973.

  • Analysis of the writing and drawings of patients with severe brain damage Luria, A. - Higher Cortical Functions in Man, Basic Books, 1980.

  • Graphology: Towards a Hand-Picked Work Force Lynch, Brian - ; Personnel Management, Mar. 1985, v17n3, p. 14-18.

  • Hemispheric Specialization for Handwriting in Right-Handers Mack, L. - Brain and Cognition; V0021 N1, pp 80-85, Jan. 1993.

  • Handwriting and Perceptual Motor Skills in clumsy, dysgraphic, and normal cihldren Maeland, A.F.- Perceptual and Motor Skills: V0075 N3, pp 1207-1217, Dec. 1992.

  • Montano, Nicholas J. - Neuropsychology of language dysfunctions correlating to features of written language; Alzheimer Disease; neurological disorders; Masters' Thesis

  • Mullins, J.- A handwriting model of children with learning disabilities; Journal of Learning Disabilities, 5, 306-311, 1972.

  • Nevo, Baruch - National Institute of Testing & Evaluation, University of Haifa - Graphology Validation Studies in Israel: Summary of 15 years of Activity; International Association for Applied Psychology, Jerusalem, July, 1986.

  • * Nevo, Baruch - Yes, graphology can predict occupational success: Rejoinder to Ben Shakhar, Et Al; Perceptual and Motor Skills, 66, 92-94, 1988.

  • Pearl, R. - The value of handwriting in neurologic examination; The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, 41, 1, 200-204, 1974.

    Peeples, E. Edward, PhD, University of Northern Colorado - Measurement of Handwriting Factors; Perceptual and Motor Skills, 68; 142, 1989.

    Peeples, E. Edward, PhD, University of Northern Colorado - Copied versus free writing, 1993.

  • Peeples, E. Edward, PhD, University of Northern Colorado - Genetics and handwriting, a study of the handwritings of family members, 1988.

  • Pritchard, Anita - Reliability of graphological judgments based on different techniques of handwriting analysis; Szondi Test as a diagnostic tool in a clinical setting; Doctoral Dissertation (date unknown).

  • Sara, C. - Handwriting as a tool in the diagnosis of the hyperactive child. A blind study of the handwritings of 24 children comparising one hyperactive group of 8 and two control groups of 8, one group normal and the other slightly retarded. They were analyzed for 17 personality characteristics measured for four degree of intensity...The profiles obtained by graphological analysis match the appropriate clinical profiles. In A. Carmi & S. Schneder (Ed's.), Experiencing Graphology, 1988.

  • Sassoon, R. - Childrens Handwriting As An Indicator of Stress; International Journal of Psychology; V0027 N3-4, p 440, Jun-Aug 1992.

  • Schwarz, Daniel (graduate student) College of Criminal Justice, New York A validity study of graphology: Its usefulness in assessing integrity in identifying people prone to committing theft; Master's Thesis, 1992.

  • Smith, Willa, Ed.D - Relationship between handwriting and creativity in 5th grade children; Doctoral Dissertation, 1984.

  • Steimach, G. (Ed.) - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Motor Control of Handwriting, 1991

  • Steward, R. A. C. - Effects of self-esteem and status on size of signature; Perceptual and Motor Skills, Vol.44, 1977.

  • Swanson, B. & R. Price - Signature size and status; Journal of Social Psychology, 19, 63-67, 1972.

  • TenHouten, W., M. Seifer, P. Siegal - Aloxithymia and the split brain: Evidence from graphological signs. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 331-338, 1988.

  • Vellutino, F. - Dyslexia; Scientific American, 34-41, March, 1987.

  • * Wellingham-Jones, Patricia, PhD,RN - Evaluation of adolescents' self-esteem through the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory and graphometric analysis of students' handwritings. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1987, 65,421-480.

  • Wellingham-Jones, Patricia, PhD, RN - Characteristics of Handwriting Subjects with Multiple Sclerosis; Perceptual and Motor Skills, 73, 867-879, 1991.

  • Wellingham-Jones, Patricia, PhD, RN - Mouth writing by a quadriplegic; Perceptual and Motor Skills, 72, 1324-1326, 1991.

  • Yank, Jane Redfield, MSSW - Handwriting variations in Individuals with multiple personality disorder; Dissociation, vol. IV, No.1, March 1991.

  • Zaklan, Marilyn - Graphology in the field of mental health: A diagnostic tool; Master's Thesis.

  • Zwigenhaft, R.L. - Signature size: A key to status awareness; Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 81, 1970.

  • Editor, Drug effects on handwriting; Bulletin of the International Graphonomics Society, 10-12-13, 1991

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  • Negative Studies:

  • * Karnes, Edward, Professor and Dept. Chair, Dept. of Psychology - Graphoanalytic and Psychometric Personality Proifles: Calidity and Barnum Effects "Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO (undated)

  • * Klimoski, Richard J., and Anat Rafaeli, The Ohio State University Inferring Personal Qualities Through Handwriting Analysis; Journal of Occupational Psychology; Great Britain 56, 191-202, 1983. **(results were negative towards graphology)

  • * Indicates copies of articles that I have in my files. An effort is currently under way to obtain as many of the articles as possible.