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Peer reviewedQuay, Lorene C.; Jarrett, Olga S. – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Evaluates the relative contribution of a number of child characteristics to the prediction of social acceptance. Predictor variables included positive social interactions, occupied behavior when not interacting, mental age, chronological age, and sex. Results supported the efficacy of helping social isolates to interact positively with peers.…
Descriptors: Chronological Age, Individual Characteristics, Mental Age, Peer Relationship
Peer reviewedEvans, David W.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1995
Forty children with mental retardation were compared on everyday leisure-time behaviors with children without mental retardation matched for mental age (MA) or chronological age (CA). Although MA best predicted overall functioning on leisure-time behavior, CA best predicted both single highest behavior performed and highest behavior considered too…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Children
