01228nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001000118653001000128653001400138653000900152100002400161245006100185300001200246490000600258520074200264022001401006020001401020       2000                            d  c07/2000bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aChild10aAnger10aHappiness10aDraw1 aVictoria del Barrio00aEmotional knowledge in children from 4 to 8 years of age  a191-2020 v63 aIt is well demonstrated that children show emotions from the very first moment of life. However, the age at which children become aware of their own emotions is still a very controversial matter. This work presents data analysis of children’s drawings about anger and happiness. The sample is composed by 170 American and Spanish scholar children. Ages ranges from 4 to 8 years old. The elements used by children to draw anger and happiness are facial gestures, specially the shape of the mouth. Results show some gender and cultural differences of non-essential characteristics of both emotions. In addition, it is also noted that there is a developmental pattern due to an increasing management of expression elements of the emotion.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437