Family birth order position and psychological representation of the children assessed by Draw-a-Family Test

One of the ways of presenting children's experiences connected with their family en- vironment is projection in drawing. The aim of this research has been to identify differences in children's psychological profi les according to their position in the family birth order. Children, including 179 girls (54%) and 151 boys (46%), have been surveyed using the Test of Projection Drawing, modifi ed by Maria Braun-Galkowska, with the topic "Family". Only 295 drawings have been analyzed, excluding drawings of middle children and twins. The results show differences, conditioned by the family birth order and by the child's sex, in the children's psychological profi les in some aspects of personality.