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The effect of strabismus on a young child's selection of a playmate
Author(s) -
Johns Heather A.,
Manny Ruth E.,
Fern Karen D.,
Hu YingSheng
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2005.00310.x
Subject(s) - strabismus , psychology , developmental psychology , orthotropic material , optometry , medicine , ophthalmology , physics , finite element method , thermodynamics
Purpose: This study investigated the effect of strabismus on a child's playmate selection. Methods: Photographs of orthotropic children aged 3–6 years were altered to simulate various magnitudes of strabismus. The pictures were arranged in pairs, one orthotropic child and one with strabismus. One hundred children aged 3–8 years viewed the photographs and were asked to select a playmate from each pair. Results: Chi‐squared analysis found 23 children showed evidence that strabismus influenced their choices ( p < 0.07). Of these 23, 12 preferred playmates with strabismus and 11 preferred orthotropic playmates. Chi‐squared analysis of all subjects combined found decisions were not based on the magnitude or direction of strabismus. Conclusions: As only 11% of the children consistently selected against playmates with strabismus, and about the same percentage preferred playmates with strabismus (12%), the presence of strabismus does not appear to be a significant factor in peer acceptance in this age group.