Howes C, Espinosa M P
Child Abuse Negl. 1985;9(3):397-404. doi: 10.1016/0145-2134(85)90038-9.
The peer interaction of 26 physically abused children was observed and compared to the peer interaction of normal children (n = 26), neglected children (n = 4) and children referred to a child guidance clinic (n = 21). The children were either enrolled in a day-care intervention program and observed in well-established peer groups or not enrolled in peer-based intervention and observed in newly formed peer groups. The hypothesis that abused children who were enrolled in day-care intervention programs would be more competent in peer interaction than abused children who were observed in newly formed groups and not enrolled in peer-based intervention programs was supported. The peer interaction of abused children in well-established groups was similar to that of normal children and more skillful than that of abused and clinic children in newly formed groups. Normal children engaged in similar peer interaction in newly formed and well-established groups. The results are discussed in terms of the social support network provided by the day-care intervention and missing in the family environment of abused children.
对26名受身体虐待儿童的同伴互动进行了观察，并与正常儿童（n = 26）、被忽视儿童（n = 4）以及转介至儿童指导诊所的儿童（n = 21）的同伴互动进行了比较。这些儿童要么参加了日托干预项目，并在成熟的同伴群体中接受观察，要么未参加基于同伴的干预项目，并在新组建的同伴群体中接受观察。研究假设得到了支持，即参加日托干预项目的受虐儿童在同伴互动方面比在新组建群体中接受观察且未参加基于同伴的干预项目的受虐儿童更有能力。在成熟群体中受虐儿童的同伴互动与正常儿童相似，且比新组建群体中受虐儿童和诊所儿童的互动更有技巧。正常儿童在新组建群体和成熟群体中的同伴互动相似。研究结果从日托干预提供的社会支持网络以及受虐儿童家庭环境中缺失的社会支持网络的角度进行了讨论。
