Aggressive interactions during free-play at preschool of children with and without developmental coordination disorder
| dc.contributor.author | Kennedy Behr, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rodger, S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mickan, S. | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This aim of this study was to investigate an unexpected finding from a larger study examining the play of preschool children with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD). We found that children with DCD were more frequently involved in aggressive incidents during free-play than their peers. Children with (n = 32) and without DCD (n = 31) were videotaped during free-play at preschool and their play was assessed using the Play Observation Scale. A post hoc analysis was conducted using a specifically developed rating instrument to examine the aggressive incidents captured on video. Videos from 18 children with DCD and 8 typically developing children without DCD were found to contain aggressive incidents. Children with DCD were significantly more often involved as both aggressor (p = .016) and victim (p = .008) than children without DCD (p = .031). This is the first study to identify victimization and aggression as being problematic for children with DCD as young as 4 years of age and needs replication. Given the negative consequences of involvement in aggression and victimization, play-based early intervention focusing on prevention needs to be developed and implemented. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2013; 34(9):2831-2837 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.05.033 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0891-4222 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/141019 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
| dc.rights | Copyright 2013 Elsevier | |
| dc.source.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2013.05.033 | |
| dc.subject | aggression | |
| dc.subject | bullying | |
| dc.subject | developmental coordination disorder | |
| dc.subject | play | |
| dc.subject | preschool | |
| dc.title | Aggressive interactions during free-play at preschool of children with and without developmental coordination disorder | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| ror.mmsid | 9916359708701831 |