Diamond K, Le Furgy W, Blass S
Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University.
J Genet Psychol. 1993 Jun;154(2):215-21. doi: 10.1080/00221325.1993.9914735.
Changes in choices of preferred playmates by 3- and 4-year-old children were observed over the course of a school year. All of the children in this study participated in planned, fully mainstreamed, same-age preschool classes. Sociometric assessments were obtained from all children without disabilities in October, February, and May of the school year; peer nominations of three "best friends" were obtained at the beginning and end of the school year. The 3-year-old children showed a general decline in the ratings given to all of their peers over the course of the school year. Four-year-old children showed significant preferences for same-sex peers without disabilities as playmates. The implications of these findings for integrated programs are discussed.
在一学年的时间里，观察了3岁和4岁儿童对首选玩伴选择的变化。本研究中的所有儿童都参加了有计划的、完全融入主流的同龄学前课程。在学年的10月、2月和5月，对所有无残疾儿童进行了社会测量评估；在学年开始和结束时，获得了对三个“最好的朋友”的同伴提名。在学年期间，3岁儿童对所有同伴的评分总体呈下降趋势。4岁儿童明显更喜欢无残疾的同性同伴作为玩伴。讨论了这些发现对融合课程的影响。
