social competence of children born prematurely: effects of medical complications and parent behaviors

36-month-old, full-term children (n = 21) and low-birthweight (LBW) children of high (n = 25) and low (n = 23) medical risk status were observed in interactions with mothers in teaching and social contexts. Child compliance, self-directed behaviors, and problem behaviors were evaluated as well as as...

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Veröffentlicht in:Child development 1990-10, Vol.61 (5), p.1605-1616
Hauptverfasser: Landry, S.H, Chapieski, M.L, Richardson, M.A, Palmer, J, Hall, S
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Zusammenfassung:36-month-old, full-term children (n = 21) and low-birthweight (LBW) children of high (n = 25) and low (n = 23) medical risk status were observed in interactions with mothers in teaching and social contexts. Child compliance, self-directed behaviors, and problem behaviors were evaluated as well as associations among aspects of children's social competence, mothers' behaviors, and context factors. Degree of medical risk was associated with impairments in children's self-directed behavior and quality of response to maternal directives. Mothers of LBW children showed a smaller proportion of behaviors that provided choices compared to mothers of full-term children. Medical complications, children's cognitive status, and mothers' interactive behaviors were significantly associated with LBW children's social competence. Results of regression analyses suggested that mothers and LBW children influence each others' behavior in ways similar to mothers and full-term children in both teaching and social contexts.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.2307/1130768