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FAMILY INTERACTION AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT IN A SAMPLE OF NORMAL SCHOOL CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Aston P. Jean,
Dobson Gillian
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1972.tb01121.x
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , social relation , el niño , clinical psychology , pediatrics , social psychology , medicine
SUMMARY Twenty‐five children aged 10–11, none of whom had been psychiatrically assessed as “disturbed”, were rated for their social behaviour at school. Nine with no signs of disturbance were termed the “Adjusted” group, 8 with one or two signs the “Middle” group, and & with four or more signs the “Disturbed” group. Significant differences were found between the “Adjusted” and “Disturbed” groups for parental verbal behaviour during a family discussion task, “Disturbed” mothers being comparatively over‐prominent and over‐attentive to their children, “Disturbed” fathers being withdrawn. Overt behaviour appeared to reflect mild underlying emotional disturbances within the “Disturbed” and “Middle” groups.