Nijs Sara, Penne Anneleen, Vlaskamp Carla, Maes Bea
Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2016 Jul;29(4):366-77. doi: 10.1111/jar.12185. Epub 2015 Apr 27.
Children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) meet other children with PIMD in day care centres or schools. This study explores the peer-directed behaviours of children with PIMD, the peer interaction-influencing behaviour of the direct support workers and the children's positioning.
Group activities for children with PIMD initiated by a direct support worker were video-recorded. The behaviour and positioning of the children and the behaviour of the direct support workers were coded.
Limited peer-directed behaviour of the children with PIMD and peer interaction-influencing behaviour of the direct support workers are observed. Weak associations were found between the positioning or peer interaction-influencing behaviours and the behaviour of children with PIMD.
Children with PIMD show social interest in each other during group activities. More knowledge is needed to create an environment which facilitates peer-directed behaviours of persons with PIMD.
患有严重智力和多重残疾（PIMD）的儿童在日托中心或学校会遇到其他患有PIMD的儿童。本研究探讨了患有PIMD的儿童的同伴导向行为、直接支持人员对同伴互动的影响行为以及儿童的定位。
对由直接支持人员发起的患有PIMD的儿童的小组活动进行录像。对儿童的行为和定位以及直接支持人员的行为进行编码。
观察到患有PIMD的儿童的同伴导向行为有限，且直接支持人员对同伴互动的影响行为也有限。在定位或对同伴互动有影响的行为与患有PIMD的儿童的行为之间发现了微弱的关联。
患有PIMD的儿童在小组活动中对彼此表现出社交兴趣。需要更多知识来创造一个有利于患有PIMD的人产生同伴导向行为的环境。
