Linkages between delayed children's social interactions with mothers and peers.
The social dimensions of family-peer linkages of 4- to 6-year-old children (N=63) with developmental delays (IQ range, 50-80) were examined in this study. Hierarchical regressions revealed consistent and meaningful patterns of association relating children's influence attempts directed toward their mothers and their interactions with peers. A similar association with peer interactions was found for children's ability to obtain compliance from their mothers. Evidence suggested the existence of a core behavioral pattern that children exhibit with different partners and in different contexts. The role of horizontal forms of parent-child interactions in promoting the peer relationships of children with delays was suggested, particularly in terms of an intervention approach for this group of children.
Guralnick
Michael J
MJ
Center on Human Development and Disability, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7920, USA. mjgural@u.washington.edu
Neville
Brian
B
Hammond
Mary A
MA
Connor
Robert T
RT
D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010379:Peer Group