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Weinberg, M. Katherine; Tronick, Edward Z. – Child Development, 1994
Evaluated the extent to which infants' expressive modalities of face, gaze, voice, gesture, and posture form coherent affective configurations and whether these modalities are related to specific interactive contexts. Found four distinct affective configurations: social engagement, object engagement, passive withdrawal, and active protest. (MDM)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Body Language, Infant Behavior
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Baskett, Linda M.; Johnson, Stephen M. – Child Development, 1982
Behaviors observed in 47 families interacting at home were recorded in terms of interactions between a target child and other family members. The types of behaviors emitted by a target child to parents versus siblings were analyzed as were the types of responses that parents versus siblings gave to the target child's behavior. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Family Relationship, Interaction, Negative Reinforcement
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Rueter, Martha A.; Conger, Rand D. – Child Development, 1995
Examined the relationship between individual interactional style, individual problem-solving behavior, and family problem-solving effectiveness in 431 intact rural families with 2 children, 1 of whom was in seventh grade. Results indicated that a hostile interactional style directly predicted destructive problem-solving behavior, whereas a warm…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Family Relationship, Hostility
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Pepler, Debra J.; And Others – Child Development, 1981
In a longitudinal study of sibling interaction, same-sex and mixed-sex pairs of siblings were observed twice in their homes. Interaction patterns remained stable over the 18 months separating the two observations. Older children initiated prosocial and combative behavior more often than younger children and submitted less often to dominant…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Foreign Countries, Imitation