title: Linkages between delayed children's social interactions with mothers and peers.
abstract: 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.
authors: Center on Human Development and Disability, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7920, USA. mjgural@u.washington.edu
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Guralnick
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Neville
authors: Mary A
authors: MA
authors: Hammond
authors: Robert T
authors: RT
authors: Connor
mesh_terms: 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