Author

Esther Burkitt

Observed names: Burkitt, Esther, E. Burkitt, ESTHER BURKITT, Esther Burkitt *

Institution: University of Chichester

Observed institutions: University of Chichester, University of Sussex, The Open University, University of Portsmouth

ORCID: 0000-0002-2128-9195

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-2128-9195

OpenAlex ID: A5006015075

Children's colour choices for completing drawings of affectively characterised topics

2003 · Esther Burkitt, Martyn Barrett, et al. · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 145

A Review of Children's, Teachers' and Parents' Influences on Children's Drawing Experience

2006 · Sarah E. Rose, Richard P. Jolley, et al. · International Journal of Art & Design Education · 72

The effect of affective characterizations on the size of children's drawings

2003 · Esther Burkitt, Martyn Barrett, et al. · British Journal of Developmental Psychology · 62

The Attitudes and Practices that Shape Children's Drawing Experience at Home and at School

2010 · Esther Burkitt, Richard Jolley, et al. · International Journal of Art & Design Education · 51

The effect of affective characterizations on the use of size and colour in drawings produced by children in the absence of a model

2004 · Esther Burkitt *, Martyn Barrett, et al. · Educational Psychology · 50

Children’s colour use to portray themselves and others with happy, sad and mixed emotion

2013 · Esther Burkitt, Lisa Sheppard · Educational Psychology · 48

The Effects of Brief and Elaborate Mood Induction Procedures on the Size of Young Children’s Drawings

2005 · E. Burkitt, N. Barnett · Educational Psychology · 37

Finnish and English children's color use to depict affectively characterized figures

2007 · Esther Burkitt, Katri Tala, et al. · International Journal of Behavioral Development · 34

Effects of different emotion terms on the size and colour of children's drawings

2008 · Esther Burkitt, Martyn Barrett, et al. · International Journal of Art Therapy · 33

Effects of human figure type on children's use of colour to depict sadness and happiness

2005 · Esther Burkitt, Tracey Newell · International Journal of Art Therapy · 33

Children's drawings of significant figures for a peer or an adult audience

2011 · Esther Burkitt, Dawn Watling, et al. · Infant and Child Development · 29

Drawings of Emotionally Characterised Figures by Children from Different Educational Backgrounds

2005 · Esther Burkitt, Martyn Barrett, et al. · International Journal of Art & Design Education · 26

Mixed emotion experiences for self or another person in adolescence

2019 · Esther Burkitt, Dawn Watling, et al. · Journal of Adolescence · 24

How do children who understand mixed emotion represent them in freehand drawings of themselves and others?

2015 · Esther Burkitt, Dawn Watling · Educational Psychology · 21

Elite Youth Soccer Players’ Sources and Types of Soccer Confidence

2021 · Iain Greenlees, Aimee Parr, et al. · Sports · 16

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The impact of audience age and familiarity on children’s drawings of themselves in contrasting affective states

2013 · Esther Burkitt, Dawn Watling · International Journal of Behavioral Development · 16

Expressivity in children's drawings of themselves for adult audiences with varied authority and familiarity

2019 · Esther Burkitt, Dawn Watling, et al. · British Journal of Developmental Psychology · 14

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Child and Adult Reports of Graphic Strategies Used to Portray Figures with Contrasting Emotional Characteristics

2010 · ESTHER BURKITT, MARTYN BARRETT · The Journal of Creative Behavior · 14

The effects of different drawing materials on children’s drawings of positive and negative human figures

2011 · Esther Burkitt, Martyn Barrett · Educational Psychology · 12

Children's understanding of mixed emotions in self and other: Verbal reports and visual representations

2017 · Esther Burkitt, Ruth Lowry, et al. · Infant and Child Development · 10

The effects of task explicitness to communicate on the expressiveness of children’s drawings of different topics

2016 · Esther Burkitt · Educational Psychology · 10

Child development and the brain: An introduction

2015 · Rob Abbott, Esther Burkitt · Bristol University Press eBooks · 10

Attitudes and Practices that Shape Children's Drawing Behaviour in Mainstream and Performing Arts Schools

2015 · Esther Burkitt, Ruth Lowry · International Journal of Art & Design Education · 8

How Children Draw, Write and Tell About Portraying Mixed Emotions in Themselves and Others Children

2025 · Esther Burkitt, Dawn Watling · International Journal of Art & Design Education · 7

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Children's drawings of affectively characterised topics.

2000 · Esther Burkitt · Surrey Research Insight Open Access (The University of Surrey) · 3

Works count: 64

Citation count: 791

H-index: 16

I10-index: 22