The Person-in-the-Rain Drawing Test as an Assessment of Soldiers’ Army Life Adjustment and Resilience

Abstract

This quantitative study investigated the applicability of the Person-in-the-Rain drawing test (PITR) as a psychological evaluation tool to assess individuals’ psychological capacity to deal with stress. The subjects of the study were 300 soldiers from three army units. The study’s research tools included the PITR, the Army Life Adjustment Scale, and the Resilience Scale. The study’s findings are as follows. First, there was a significant difference in both the Resource subtotal and the Coping capacity score when comparing upper and lower groups in terms of army life adjustment. Second, the higher resilience group showed higher scores in the PITR Resource subtotal than the lower resilience group, although no significant difference was found in the PITR Stress score. Third, when comparing the upper and lower groups based on the PITR Coping capacity score, there were significant differences in both army life adjustment and resilience. Based on these results, the PITR can be considered as a useful tool to evaluate soldiers’ army life adjustment and resilience. This study contributes significantly to this area of research by exploring the applicability of the PITR through a two-way examination. The study also suggests relevant implications and potential directions for future research.