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Interactions In Sibling Dyads With One Preschool-Aged Child With A Disability, Carl R. Summers
Interactions In Sibling Dyads With One Preschool-Aged Child With A Disability, Carl R. Summers
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
A number of previous researchers have concluded a higher incidence of behavioral and psychological problems exists among children who are siblings of children with disabilities than among children whose siblings have no disabilities. There is some evidence in previous research that the incidence of behavioral and psychological problems may be attributable to differences in sib ling interaction patterns; specifically, frequency of interaction, imitation, agonism, dominance, and prosocial behavior. In this study, observational techniques were used to determine imitation, agonism, dominance, and prosocial behavior for two groups of children: 1) those whose siblings were disabled, and 2) those whose siblings had …