Social coping strategies in pre‐school play. how do children with disabilities succeed in play groups with other children?

Liv Vedeler

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Social coping strategies in pre‐school play. how do children with disabilities succeed in play groups with other children?

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Liv Vedeler

Department of special education, University of Oslo, Norway, NO

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Research literature has documented links between peer difficulties in early childhood and later poor social, emotional and academic adjustment. Since children with disabilities have more problems than others with peer relations, objectives in early childhood education should include helping children with disabilities to cope with social tasks in peer groups. This article presents four case studies concerning children with different disabilities, focusing on their social coping‐strategies in playgroups in inclusive pre‐schools. The analysis is mainly qualitative, based on data from video observations and field notes. The children with disabilities used less successful social coping strategies than their non‐disabled peers, and seemed to have difficulties with coherence in play and social interchanges. Intervention strategies are discussed in the light of salutogenic theory.

How to Cite: Vedeler, L., (2009). Social coping strategies in pre‐school play. how do children with disabilities succeed in play groups with other children?. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. 6(3), pp.192–205. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/15017410409512652

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Ruud , E.B. (2001). . Sosiale mestringsstrategier i lek. En studie av hvordan barn med språk‐vansker sammenliknet med barn uten Språk‐vansker, tar sosiale initiativ i samlek. (Social coping strategies in language disabled children). , University of Oslo, Department of special education. . Master thesis, (unpubl)..
Sommerschild , H. (1998). . “Mestring som styren‐de begrep (Coping as a leading concept). ”. In Mestring som mulighet (Coping as a possibility). , Edited by: I Gjærum , Grøholt and Sommerschild . [city: Oslo]: : Tano, Aschehoug. .
Vandell , D. and Henbree , S. (1994). . Peer social status and friendship: Independent contributors to children's social and academic adjustment. . Merrill‐Palmer Quarterly , 40: : 463.–.
Vedeler , L. (1996). . Pragmatic difficulties and socio‐emotional problems: a case study. . European Journal of Disorders of Communication , 31: : 271.–.
Vedeler , L. (1997). . Dramatic play: a format for ‘literate'language?. . British Journal of Educational Psychology , 67: : 153.–.
Vedeler , L. (1999). . Pedagogisk bruk av lek (Educational use of play). , [city: Oslo]: : Gyldendal Akademisk. .
Vedeler , L. (2000). . Sosiale mestringsstrategier (Social coping strategies). . Spesialpedago‐gikk, , : : 36.–. 2000.
Welsh , M. , Parke , R. , Widaman , K. and O'Neil , R. (2001). . Linkages between children's social and academic competence: A longitudinal analysis. . Journal of School Psychology , 39((6))Nov‐Dec 2001: : 463.–. 2001.
Wilson , B. (1999). . Entry behavior and emotion regulation abilities of developmentally delayed boys. . Developmental Psychology , 35: : 214.–.

[CIT0001] Antonovsky , A. (1996). . The Salutogenic Model as a Theory to Guide Health Promotion. . Health Promotion International , 11: : 11.–.

[CIT0002] Asher , S.R. (1983). . Social competence and peer status: Recent advances and future directions. . Child Development , 54: : 1427.–.

[CIT0003] Bandura , A. (1977a). . Social learning theory. , [city: New Jersey]: : Prentice‐Hall inc. .

[CIT0004] Bandura , A. (1977b). . Self‐efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. . Psychological Review , 84: : 191.–.

[CIT0005] Bakken , R.L. and Tolgensbakk , A. (2001). . Hørselshemmede barns samspill med andre barn i lek. (Social play between children with hearing loss and other children). , NTNU, Pedagogisk Institutt. . Master thesis,(un‐publ.)..

[CIT0006] Beresford , B. (1994). . Resources and Strategies: How Parents Cope with the Care of a Disabled Child. . Journal of Child Psychology , 35: : 171.–.

[CIT0007] Brinton , B. , Fujiki , M. and McKee , L. (1998). . Negotiation skills of children with specific language impairment. . Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research , 41: : 927.–.

[CIT0008] Corsaro , W.A. (1979). . We're friends, right? : Children's use of access rituals in a nursery school. . Lang. Soc , 8: : 315.–. (Cambridge University Press).

[CIT0009] Folkman , S. , Lazarus , R.S. , Gruen , R.J. and De‐Longis , A. (1986). . Appraisal, coping, health status and psychological symptoms. . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 50: : 571.–.

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[CIT0011] Guralnick , M.J. (2001). . “Social Competence with Peers and Early Childhood Inclusion. ”. In Early Childhood Inclusion Focus on Change. , Edited by: Guralnick , M.J. [city: Baltimore]: : Paul H. Brookes Publ. .

[CIT0012] Guralnick , MJ. and Hammond , M.A. (1999). . Sequential analysis of the social play of young children with mild developmental delays. . Journal of early intervention , 22: : 243.–.

[CIT0013] Guralnick , MJ. (1999a). . The assessment of peer relations. , [city: Seattle]: : University of Washington Press. CHDD. .

[CIT0014] Guralnick , MJ. (1999b). . Family and child influences on the peer related social competence of young children with developmental delays. . Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews , 5: : 21.–.

[CIT0015] Guralnick , M.J. (1998). . Effectiveness of early intervention for vulnerable children: A developmental perspective. . American Journal on Mental Retardation , 102: : 319.–.

[CIT0016] Guralnick , MJ. (1997). . Peer intervention program. , [city: Seattle, Washington]: : CHDD, University of Washington. .

[CIT0017] Guralnick , MJ. (1990). . Social Competence and Early Intervention. . Journal of Early Intervention. , 14: : 3.–.

[CIT0018] Hartup , W.W. (1992). . “Peer relations in early and middle childhood. ”. In Handbook of Social Development: A lifespan Perspective. , Edited by: Van Hasset , B and Hersen , M. : 257.–. [city: New York]: : Plenum. .

[CIT0019] Hundert , J. and Hopkins , B. (1992). . Training supervisors in a collaborative team approach to promote peer interaction of children with disabilities in integrated preschools. . Journal of applied behavior analysis , 25: : 385.–. 1992,.

[CIT0020] Hungnes , B. (2000). . Sosiale Ferdigheter hos barn eksponert for rusmisbruk før fødsel. (Social skills in children prenatally exposed to alcohol and other drugs). , University of Oslo, Department of special education. . Master thesis, (unpubl.)..

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[CIT0022] Lazarus , R. and Folkman , S. (1984). . Stress, Appraisal, and Coping. , [city: New York]: : Springer Publishing Company. .

[CIT0023] Newcomb , A.F. , Bukowski , W.M. and Pattee , L. (1993). . Children's peer relations: A meta‐analytic review of popular, rejected, neglected, controversial and average sociometric status. . Psychological Bulletine , 113: : 99.–.

[CIT0024] Parker , J. and Asher , S.R. (1987). . Peer relations and later personal adjustment: Are low‐accepted children at risk?. . Psychological Bulletine , 102: : 375.–.

[CIT0025] Parker , J. , Rubin , K.H. , Price , J. and DeRossier , M. (1995). . “Peer relations, child development, and adjustment: A developmental psy‐chopathology perspective. ”. In Developmental psychopa‐thology: Vol.2: Risk, disorder and adaptation. , Edited by: Cicchetti , D and Cohen , D . Vol.2, : 96.–. [city: New York]: : Wiley. .

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[CIT0029] Ruud , E.B. (2001). . Sosiale mestringsstrategier i lek. En studie av hvordan barn med språk‐vansker sammenliknet med barn uten Språk‐vansker, tar sosiale initiativ i samlek. (Social coping strategies in language disabled children). , University of Oslo, Department of special education. . Master thesis, (unpubl)..

[CIT0030] Sommerschild , H. (1998). . “Mestring som styren‐de begrep (Coping as a leading concept). ”. In Mestring som mulighet (Coping as a possibility). , Edited by: I Gjærum , Grøholt and Sommerschild . [city: Oslo]: : Tano, Aschehoug. .

[CIT0031] Vandell , D. and Henbree , S. (1994). . Peer social status and friendship: Independent contributors to children's social and academic adjustment. . Merrill‐Palmer Quarterly , 40: : 463.–.

[CIT0032] Vedeler , L. (1996). . Pragmatic difficulties and socio‐emotional problems: a case study. . European Journal of Disorders of Communication , 31: : 271.–.

[CIT0033] Vedeler , L. (1997). . Dramatic play: a format for ‘literate'language?. . British Journal of Educational Psychology , 67: : 153.–.

[CIT0034] Vedeler , L. (1999). . Pedagogisk bruk av lek (Educational use of play). , [city: Oslo]: : Gyldendal Akademisk. .

[CIT0035] Vedeler , L. (2000). . Sosiale mestringsstrategier (Social coping strategies). . Spesialpedago‐gikk, , : : 36.–. 2000.

[CIT0036] Welsh , M. , Parke , R. , Widaman , K. and O'Neil , R. (2001). . Linkages between children's social and academic competence: A longitudinal analysis. . Journal of School Psychology , 39((6))Nov‐Dec 2001: : 463.–. 2001.

[CIT0037] Wilson , B. (1999). . Entry behavior and emotion regulation abilities of developmentally delayed boys. . Developmental Psychology , 35: : 214.–.

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Social coping strategies in pre‐school play. how do children with disabilities succeed in play groups with other children?

Author:

Liv Vedeler

Department of special education, University of Oslo, Norway, NO

About Liv

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