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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 22(1) pp. 113-122, 1997
© 1997 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Brief Report: Preschoolers' Social Preferences for Interacting with Peers with Physical Differences1

Laura A. Nabors2, and Lynette A. Keyes

Unviersity of Maryland School of Medicine, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina

2All correspondence should be sent to Laura Nabors, School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics, 630 West Fayette Street, Room 5–697, Baltimore, Maryland 21201–1585

Investigated preschoolers' playmate preferences for line drawings of a physically normal child, one with a facial scar, one wearing a leg brace, and one sitting in a wheelchair for several contexts: classroom, eating, reading, television, and playground. Differences in preferences for age, gender, ethnic group, and context were investigated. No gender differences were found. African American children Very young children had limited understanding of the impairments. Also, the children were less likely to express preferences for the children with orthopedic impairments for the playground context. Interventions involving typically developing children and peers with impairments in play that does not require motor activity may enhance the acceptance of children with orthopedic impairments.

Key words: preschoolers' social preferences toward impairments; orthopedic impairments; young children's attitudes toward disability.


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