Journal of Clinical Child Psychology · 1984 · 24 citations · 14 references
Social SciencesPediatricsPsychologyChild DevelopmentChild PsychiatryPediatric Mental HealthBehavioral Disorders In ChildhoodChild Clinical PsychologyChild PsychopathologyChildhood PsychopathologyMental HealthMental IllnessChild DiagnosisChild Mental HealthDisorderFamily Socioeconomic StatusHousehold Socioeconomic StatusMental Health In ChildrenPsychological SufferingSocioeconomic Status Discrimination
The present investigation examined how children from two socioeconomic (SES) classes viewed imaginary peers who were described as suffering from various forms of medical or psychological disorder. Four written vignettes were employed, each depicting imaginary children as varying on dimensions of category of disorder (medical/psychological) and severity of the problem (mild/severe). One hundred and five boys and girls, aged 10–13 years, read the four vignettes and completed a written questionnaire addressing their evaluations of each character in terms of diagnosis, etiology, prognosis, effective treatment and prevention strategies, and perceived desirability and vulnerability. The results indicated that, although SES accounts for little of the variance, children discriminate medical and psychological disorders on many factors.
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Children's Perceptions of Deviance and Disorder
John D. Coie, Bruce F. Pennington · Child Development · 1976 · 98 citations