Two-to-three-year-old children's interactions with peers in child-care centres: Effects of spatial distance to caregivers
| Autor: | Dominique Munchenbach, Alain Legendre |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Espaces et Sociétés (ESO), Le Mans Université (UM)-Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université d'Angers (UA)-AGROCAMPUS OUEST-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes (IGARUN), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN), Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes (IGARUN), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Université d'Angers (UA)-Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Le Mans Université (UM) |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Peer interactions Child-caregiver relation Child-care centres Environment Spatial proximity Aging [SHS.PSY]Humanities and Social Sciences/Psychology Environment Ambivalence Peer Group Developmental psychology Interpersonal relationship Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Interpersonal Relations 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social Behavior Social distance 05 social sciences Social change 050301 education Social environment Peer group Child Day Care Centers Social relation Caregivers Psychological Distance El Niño Child Preschool Female Psychology 0503 education 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Infant Behaviour and Development Infant Behaviour and Development, 2011, 34 (1), pp.111-125. ⟨10.1016/j.infbeh.2010.10.004⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0163-6383 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.infbeh.2010.10.004 |
| Popis: | International audience; In child-care centres, the influence of caregivers on the development of peer interactions seems ambivalent and mixed results are reported in the literature. Adopting an environmental approach, we examined the effects of the caregivers' spatial proximity on children's social behaviour. The study was carried out with 175 children (18-40 months) in 12 child-care-centre groups. Children's behaviours were observed during free plays, and both children and caregivers' locations were recorded. When peers were nearby, children's social behaviours were compared when they were in the immediate proximity (within 2 m) and out of the immediate proximity of a caregiver. Results show that in the latter situation children spend substantially more time addressing social overture to peers and interacting with them; positive interactions with peers show a particularly marked difference. This pattern of results is exhibited by the greater part of the children. Whatever the child-care-centre group, the age subgroup or the gender considered similar results are found. Results also demonstrate that when children are in the immediate proximity of caregivers they are socially oriented towards the attractive adult partners rather than towards peers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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