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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Mother-infant Interaction"”.
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Sex Differences in Mother-Infant Interaction
… in infancy to promote sex differences in infant behavior. Therefore, the present study sought to examine how sex differences in maternal behavior interact with differences in infant behavior. Maternal and infant behaviors were analyzed within the still-face paradigm, a paradigm which …
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The predictive value of role supplementation on mother-infant interaction
… the effect of role supplementation on mother-infant interaction. Sixty caucasian primiparas between 20-30 years of age were randomly placed in experimental and control groups. The experimental group received role supplementation on the second postpartum day in the form of support of the …
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Mother-infant interaction and the development of mastery motivation in infancy
Infant motivation towards competence or mastery is said to be enhanced by contingent environmental feedback (White, 1959). This theory has been supported by research into the contingent responsiveness of the infant caretaking environment (e.g. Vondra & Belsky, 1989). Other caregiving variables have …
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An investigation of socioeconomic status (SES) as a variable affecting the nature of mother-infant interaction
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-112).
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Maternal employment as a predictor of infant social experience and responsiveness to stranger
… the difference between working and nonworking mothers in terms of mother infant interaction social experience of their infants and infants' responsiveness to a stranger. The total number of subjects was 76 with 51 infants of nonworking mothers and 25 infants with working mothers. There were 38 …
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The phylogenesis of palaeoarts, and their coevolution in relation to artification
… can be traced back to Australopithecines’ mother-infant interaction. I provide an argument in support of characterising artification as a cognitive toolkit that first evolved as an attention-getter mechanism, and art-making as a set of culturally accumulated practices exploiting this …
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Infant-directed speech in African-American mothers
… the presence of prosodic modifications in the infant-directed speech of African American mothers; (2) examine the differences in the acoustic properties of the infant- and adult-directed speech of European American and African American mothers; (3) examine the relationship between the acoustic …
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A critical realist exploration of the mother’s subjective experience of her relationship with her baby. The importance of recognising and supporting reciprocity in infant care and the barriers to achieving this
Research emphasises the importance of the mother-infant relationship for infants’ well-being. To benefit interventions, the current research, using a critical realist lens, investigates an area that research has neglected, which is the subjective experience of the mother-infant relationship, …
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Cumulative risk as a moderator of the association between intimate partner violence and maternal parenting behaviors with infants
… on maternal parenting behaviors in families with infants. This study used longitudinal data to examine these associations. Much is to be gained from exploring the association between IPV and maternal parenting behaviors in families with infants because IPV is known to negatively impact a wide …
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The Relationships Between Parenting Stress, Growth, and Development in Infants with Congenital Heart Defects During the First Six Months of Life
… time of diagnosis and hospitalization for their infant’s congenital heart defect (CHD) is well recognized by healthcare professionals. Increased parenting stress has been negatively correlated with development in low birthweight infants. The primary purpose of this study was to explore the …
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The Effects of Dry Sow Housing Conditions on Welfare at Farrowing
… event in group sows caused by frustration of mother-infant interaction. When involved in agonistic interactions, the change in heart rate was greatest for sows which lost a physical interaction. Stall-housed sows had weaker bones than group-housed sows, and different muscular conformation, …
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Beyond words: Understanding emotional shifts in maternal vocalizations through speech emotion recognition models
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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Mother-newborn EEG connectivity during affectionate touch and impact of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
Mothers are the first, natural communication partners of their newborn babies, who are born wired for social connection. One of the main ways that mothers and their newborn babies communicate is through affectionate physical touch—skin-to-skin care and gentle stroking—which is crucial for the …
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Relazione gestante-feto, modalità del parto e sviluppo fisico del bambino
… literature outlined that the quality of the mother-foetus relationship is considered the main feature with regard to the quality of postnatal mother-infant interaction and also to the child’s psychical development. Nowadays the relationship between the pregnant woman and her foetus is viewed …