Situations Sociales À Potentiel Conflictuel Et Caractéristiques Socio‐cognitives d'ENFANTS Agressifs Et Rejetés*

Abstract

Twenty aggressive and rejected children (boys and girls), twenty socially competent and popular chddren, and twenty children having average social skillsall of which were first and second graders attending regular schoolparticipated in this study. All were presented on videotape with nine typical peer-conflict situations. Each child was asked about the way that he/she felt, and the way that he/she would resolve each problem situation. In addition, each child had to specify what he/she thought to be the offender's intentions in each problem situation. Several points differentiated first grade from second grade subjects. However, aggressive, socially skilled and average subjects distinguished themselves on only a few items. Differences relating to subject's sex were also scarce. Data suppon the view that aggressive children know as well as other children how to appropriately resolve interpersonal conflict situations. However, they do not use this knowledge because of impulsivity control problems, an inability to correctly identify others' intentions or a lack of motivation.

Identification des situations sociales à potentiel conflictuel chez les enfants: perspectives scolaire et familiale.

“…Les cotes attribuées par les deux catégories de répondants sont comparées afin d’évaluer leur correspondance d’un contexte à l’autre. Dans les deux études, le sexe et le niveau scolaire des enfants sont pris en considération en raison des différences liées à ces variables au plan du comportement social (Dodge & Feldman, sous presse; Harris & Siebel, 1975; Vitaro, Bouchard, Diotte & McCaughry, 1988).…”