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Encounters with Aggressive Peers in Early Childhood: Frequency, Age Differences, and Correlates of Risk for Behaviour Problems

Encounters with Aggressive Peers in Early Childhood: Frequency, Age Differences, and Correlates... The primary goal of the present study was to describe the range, types, and quality(in terms of exposure to aggressive peers) of social activity settings in whichyoung children typically have contact with peers. We also examined whetherparticipation in these settings varied as a function of child sex and age, andfamily demographic characteristics. Subjects were 277 preschoolaged children. On thebasis of detailed accounts of their mothers, activity setting measures were derivedseparately for ages 2-4 years (era 1) and ages 4-5 years (era 2). Each of sevenactivity settings (e.g. neighbourhood, day care, organised playgroups) was rated forfrequency of participation and frequency of exposure to aggressive peers. Childrenhad the greatest amount of peer contact and were exposed to aggressive peers mostoften in the neighbourhood setting. In contrast, children participated leastfrequently in structured playgroup settings, and these settings were least likely tocontain aggressive peers. Children from lower SES and single-parent families weremore likely to be involved in settings (especially neighbourhoods) containingaggressive peers. These findings suggest that one mechanism through which risk forbehaviour problems among children in lower SES and single-parent families mayoperate is increased exposure to activity settings in which aggression occurs regularly. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Behavioral Development SAGE

Encounters with Aggressive Peers in Early Childhood: Frequency, Age Differences, and Correlates of Risk for Behaviour Problems

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Abstract

The primary goal of the present study was to describe the range, types, and quality(in terms of exposure to aggressive peers) of social activity settings in whichyoung children typically have contact with peers. We also examined whetherparticipation in these settings varied as a function of child sex and age, andfamily demographic characteristics. Subjects were 277 preschoolaged children. On thebasis of detailed accounts of their mothers, activity setting measures were derivedseparately for ages 2-4 years (era 1) and ages 4-5 years (era 2). Each of sevenactivity settings (e.g. neighbourhood, day care, organised playgroups) was rated forfrequency of participation and frequency of exposure to aggressive peers. Childrenhad the greatest amount of peer contact and were exposed to aggressive peers mostoften in the neighbourhood setting. In contrast, children participated leastfrequently in structured playgroup settings, and these settings were least likely tocontain aggressive peers. Children from lower SES and single-parent families weremore likely to be involved in settings (especially neighbourhoods) containingaggressive peers. These findings suggest that one mechanism through which risk forbehaviour problems among children in lower SES and single-parent families mayoperate is increased exposure to activity settings in which aggression occurs regularly.

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International Journal of Behavioral Development – SAGE

Published: Dec 1, 1994

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