The study of handwriting to reveal a person's character is gaining support.
If you applied for a job in some countries you would almost certainly be asked for a sample of your handwriting. And it would be the handwriting that would determine your suitability for the job.
Handwriting analysis, or graphology, is accepted as a genuine science in many countries. Researchers say it can be a useful tool in indicating some illnesses, such as heart disease and cancer, and can reveal psychological states and emotional disturbances.
Handwriting analysis is increasingly being used for vocational guidance and as an adjunct to interviews. Many big companies now employ graphologists to analyze the handwriting of potential candidates for key jobs.
Patricia Marne, a professional graphologist for more than 20 years, believes that handwriting can be a powerful indicator of psychological characteristics, certain physical conditions, social status and intelligence. But more than that, it can be used to assess mental potential, whether a person should concentrate on arts or sciences.
According to Ms. Marne, graphology can be particular useful in assessing possible criminal tendencies: criminals all have disturbed handwriting, mostly illiterate and poorly-shaped. Most criminals come from deprived backgrounds and have arrested emotional development. This often shows up on unusually childish handwriting and in going over letters several times.
笔迹比心理分析更具说服力（I）
笔迹揭示性格的研究越来越赢得人们的支持
在一些国家，你若想申请一份工作，用人方总要取一份你的笔迹字样。很大程度上是你的笔迹将决定你是否适合这份工作。
笔迹分析或称笔迹学，在许多国家都被认为是一门真正的科学。研究者声称，笔迹成为一种有用的工具，显示出某些疾病，如心脏病、癌症等，还可以用来揭示人的心态和情绪波动。
笔记分析正在愈来愈多地充当职业选才向导并且成为面试中的一项附加测试内容。如今，许多大公司纷纷雇用笔迹学家来分析那些可能竞争要职的候选人的笔迹。
帕特里西娅·马恩女士是一位从事笔迹研究长达20多年的专业笔迹学家。她相信笔迹可足以显示出一个人的心理特征、身体状况、社会地位和智力水平。不仅如此，笔迹还可用以估测一个人的智力潜力，看看一个人是应该集中精力从事艺术研究还是科学研究。
马恩女士还讲，在估测犯罪动机方面笔迹分析的作用尤为明显：罪犯们的笔迹大都潦草混乱，这些人中多数没受过良好的教育，写起字来横竖不成样。许多罪犯来自贫困家庭，情感也没得到很好的培养。这些就体现在他们极为幼稚的字迹上，有的写起字母来要反复描上几次。
