Social Approach in Pre-School Children with Williams Syndrome: The Role of the Face

Autor/inn/en	Dodd, H. F.; Porter, M. A.; Peters, G. L.; Rapee, R. M.
Titel	Social Approach in Pre-School Children with Williams Syndrome: The Role of the Face
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54 (2010) 3, S.194-203 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-2633
DOI	10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01241.x
Schlagwörter	Control Groups; Play; Genetic Disorders; Social Influences; Child Behavior; Preschool Children; Comparative Analysis; Interpersonal Competence; Nonverbal Communication; Social Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Sozialer Einfluss; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten
Abstract	Background: Indiscriminate social approach behaviour is a salient aspect of the Williams syndrome (WS) behavioural phenotype. The present study examines approach behaviour in pre-schoolers with WS and evaluates the role of the face in WS social approach behaviour. Method: Ten pre-schoolers with WS (aged 3-6 years) and two groups of typically developing children, matched to the WS group on chronological or mental age, participated in an observed play session. The play session incorporated social and non-social components including two components that assessed approach behaviour towards strangers; one in which the stranger's face could be seen and one in which the stranger's face was covered. Results: In response to the non-social aspects of the play session, the WS group behaved similarly to both control groups. In contrast, the pre-schoolers with WS were significantly more willing than either control group to engage with a stranger, even when the stranger's face could not be seen. Conclusion: The findings challenge the hypothesis that an unusual attraction to the face directly motivates social approach behaviour in individuals with WS. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10