Scientific Journal of KubSAU

The article represents the analysis of problems of interpersonal relationships between somatically impaired children at the primary school age included in the category of ailing children, and their peers. On the basis of theoretical literature analysis, the author gives definitions to the following concepts: “somatically impaired children”, “ailing children”, “interpersonal relationships”. This article highlights outcomes of empiric research whose objective was to study: firstly, referentometric status of ailing children at the primary school age among their classmates. Secondly, if ailing children are “reference core” of the group, e.g., the students whose estimations and opinions are important to other peers. Third, the conditions which contribute to inclusion of a student into a reference group were revealed. The author distinguished the following factors which may influence on the referentometric status: school results, self-esteem, level of school motivation, level of general school anxiety. The author comes to the conclusion about characteristics of referentometric status of ailing children at the primary school age among their classmates. On the basis of the obtained forming experiment data, the author distinguished the conditions which contribute to occurrence of positive interpersonal relationships with ailing children in the school groups