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The Brazelton-Neonatal Assessment Scale as a Predictor of One- and Two-Year-Old Mastery Behavior.
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Johnson, Donal B.; And Others – 1993
This exploratory study investigated whether the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) can predict an infant's behavior on mastery motivation tasks at 1 and 2 years of age. Subjects were 31 normal, full-term infants from white, mostly middle class families. Infants were assessed using the NBAS with Kansas Supplements (NBAS-K) at a…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development, Infant Behavior, Infants
Stability and Instability in the Newborn Infant: The Quest for Elusive Threads.
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Horowitz, Frances Degen – 1977
This paper discusses issues connected with the reliability of the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) in terms of behavior prediction, neonatal behavioral organization and stability, and consequent implications for study of newborns. Discussion focuses on: (1) reliability, and (2) prediction and neonatal assessment. The NBAS is seen as a…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development, Environmental Influences
An Examination of the Effect of Tactile-Kinesthetic Stimulation on the Development of Preterm Infants.
Kilgo, Jennifer; And Others – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1988
Ten preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit were provided with tactile-kinesthetic stimulation. Following treatment, the infants' weight gains and performance on the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale significantly increased, compared to 10 control-group infants, also preterm. The groups showed no differences on length of hospital…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Body Weight, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods