The purpose of this study is to evaluate psychological states of adolescents who experienced the
Yeonpyeong Island bombardment on November 23rd, 2010. The participants are 26 adolescents who have
lived in Yeonpyeong Island and experienced the bombardment directly/indirectly. The research tools include
human figure drawing, the Draw-a-Story test and STAI-K. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics,
correlation analysis and t-test. The results of this research were as follows. Firstly, the degree of anxiety
were from normal to a slightly anxious when assessed in one and a half month after the incident. A few
participants reported high anxiety. Secondly, it was the emotional content scale in the Draw-a-Story test
which reflected anxiety best. The more they experienced anxiety, the more negative emotional contents in
the Draw-a-Story test they drew. Thirdly, when aggressive symbols were chosen, the contents of drawings
and self images became more negative. Finally, the omission of nose, erasing responses, and the size of
figure have relation to negative contents, low self-image, and high anxiety. With all these results, the
human figure drawing and the Draw-a-Story test express adolescents' anxiety. Also, this study reassures the
possibility of drawing tests as projective tests.