The Study on the Response Characteristics in the Images of Person in the Rain(PITR) Derived from Anger Expression and Perceived Stresses of Delinquent Adolescents

Abstract

This study aimed to find out whether the PITR test can be used as a psychological test tool to evaluate the anger expression and perceived stress response of delinquent adolescents. The subjects of the study were 223 vocational training youths located in G city, and the study tools were a person in the rain (PITR) picture test, anger expression checklist, and perceived stress checklist. For data analysis, independent sample t-test was performed by using SPSS 25.0. The research results are as follows. First, in the response characteristics of the person in the rain (PITR) picture test for the anger expression of delinquent youths, significant differences are confirmed in the amount and intensity of rain, the intensity of wind, and the number of lightning. And in the response of coping resources, significant differences were found in the number of direct protection, adequacy of indirect protection, facial expression, and overall figure. Second, in the response characteristics of the person in the rain (PITR) picture test for the perceived stress of delinquent youths, meaningful differences resulted from the amount of rain, the strength of wind, the relationship between lightning and people, and the relationship between people and puddles. In response to coping resources, there are significant differences in the appropriateness of direct protection, the appropriateness of indirect protection, facial expression, and stroke. Based on the above research results, we could verify that the person in the rain (PITR) picture test is useful as a tool to evaluate anger expression and perceived stress in juvenile delinquents.