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Tietjen, Anne Marie – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1985
Finds a significant relationship between characteristics of mothers' social networks and those of their children in a sample of 72 Swedish mothers and children. Nature and strength of relationships varied with mothers' marital status and children's gender. Networks of married mothers and daughters were most similar; networks of single mothers and…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Daughters, Marital Status

Vaughn, Sharon; Haager, Diane – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1994
Social competence of 239 students with and without learning disabilities (LD) was followed from kindergarten through fifth grade. Students with LD demonstrated the same trends in social competence as non-LD students. Students with LD differed significantly from average-high-achieving non-LD students on social skills and behavior problems, but not…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education

Rovet, Joanne F.; And Others – Child Development, 1988
Compares 27 children with early onset diabetes (EOD) with 24 children with late onset diabetes (LOD) and 30 sibling controls in performance on tests of intellectual functioning and school achievement. Results revealed that duration of illness, age of onset, and hypoglycemic convulsions significantly predicted spatial ability. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Diabetes

Stone, Wendy L.; Lemanek, Kathleen L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1990
Parents of 20 children with autism and 14 children with mental retardation, with comparable cognitive developmental levels, completed the Preschool Social Behavior Checklist. Results revealed that autistic children exhibited deficits in imaginative play, peer play, and imitation skills compared to the other group, and that parents are capable of…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis
Larsen, Jean M.; Draper, Thomas W. – 1984
Part of a 10-year project that will follow five waves of educationally advantaged children from preschool through the fourth grade, this study examined the immediate effects of attending preschool on social competence. Once in the year prior to kindergarten entry and again near the conclusion of kindergarten, trained testers completed the…
Descriptors: Advantaged, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Competence

Senapati, Roshni; Hayes, Alan – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1988
Reviews the literature in two areas of research concerned with social development of siblings. Compares and contrasts studies of sibling relationships of handicapped children with the wider literature on nonhandicapped siblings. Focus is on methodological and conceptual features. (RWB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Disabilities
Weinraub, Marsha; Ansul, Susan – 1985
Children's responses toward strangers, qualities of mother-child interaction, and maternal stresses were examined in 38 mother-child pairs, with children from single and two-parent families. Responses to female and male strangers were observed in a modified Strange Situation. Mother-child interaction was assessed with a modified version of…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Exploratory Behavior, Family Structure
Schwarz, J. Conrad – 1983
Because many children in Bermuda receive substitute care while their mothers work, several comparative studies were made of effects of maternal and nonmaternal care on children's development. Findings of an initial investigation indicated that 2-year-old children who had been in group-center care differed unfavorably from children in other forms…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis