PEER BEHAVIOR, CAREGIVER-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR, AND MOTHER-CHILD INTERACTION IN MALTREATED CHILDREN.
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Title
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PEER BEHAVIOR, CAREGIVER-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR, AND MOTHER-CHILD INTERACTION IN MALTREATED CHILDREN.
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Identifier
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AAI8319795
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identifier
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8319795
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Creator
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SCHAEFFER, STEPHANIE JANE.
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Contributor
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Joseph Glick | Michael Lewis
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Date
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1983
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Developmental
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Abstract
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This study explored the effects of child maltreatment on young children's social interactions with their mothers, caregivers, and peers. Twenty-six children ranging in age from 8-32 months who attended the same daycare center were observed in their playrooms; 12 had been maltreated by their mothers, while 14 children had no history of abuse or neglect. A variety of proximal, distal, affective, and play behaviors were recorded in four types of social situations: (1) departure, when the mother dropped her child off at the center; (2) separation, immediately following mother's leaving; (3) reunion, when the mother returned to pick her child up; and (4) free play, which occurred throughout the day. Three episodes each of departure, separation, and reunion and a total of 60 minutes of free play were obtained for each subject. Maltreatment and age group differences in children's behaviors during all conditions, and in maternal behaviors during departure and reunion were examined.;There were marked differences in mother-child interaction as a function of maltreatment. Compared to control mothers, maltreating mothers displayed more negative and fewer positive responses to their children, maintained less proximal and verbal contact with them, greeted them less in reunion, and said good-bye less often in departure. Maltreated children tended to respond to their mothers in kind. In departure, they were less likely than control children to maintain visual or proximal contact with their mothers, to say good-bye to them, or to express affect. In reunion, fewer maltreated children greeted, showed positive feelings toward, or touched their mothers.;In contrast, very few differences in children's responses to peers or caregivers were found to be associated with maternal maltreatment. In overall sociability and in most of their behaviors directed to peers and caregivers in all conditions, maltreated children did nof differ significantly from controls. However, maltreated children showed more aggression to peers immediately after separating from their mothers, and engaged in less direct physical contact with caregivers throughout the day.;The implications of these results for alternative models of the development of social relations, and for intervention efforts focusing on the maltreated child were discussed.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Psychology
