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COPING BEHAVIOR: DIFFERENCES IN BARRIER PERFORMANCE IN FULL‐TERM AND PREMATURE INFANTS
Author(s) -
Garrity Linda I.,
Weisman Bonnie
Publication year - 1982
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.1469-7610.1982.tb00060.x
Subject(s) - psychology , coping (psychology) , developmental psychology , coping behavior , term (time) , audiology , clinical psychology , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
SUMMARY Coping ability was assessed in 12‐ and 18‐month‐old premature and full‐term children, using an experimental barrier situation consisting of a double fence of boards and boxes which the child had to remove to reach the center. No term differences were found for the 12‐month‐old children: the task was too difficult for them. The term differences found at 18 months indicated that the prematures rested more and tended to smile more than did full‐terms. The most dramatic finding was that only 4 of the 17 children who completed the task were premature. None of the findings for the 18‐month‐old children were related to intelligence.