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Intended Sensitive and Harsh Caregiving Responses to Infant Crying: The Role of Cry Pitch and Perceived Urgency in an Adult Twin Sample
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Out, Dorothee; Pieper, Suzanne; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; Zeskind, Philip Sanford; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: To examine the underlying mechanisms of adults' intended caregiving responses to cry sounds in a behavioral genetic design and to investigate the role of cry pitch and perceived urgency in sensitive and harsh caregiving responses. Methods: The sample consisted of 184 adult twin pairs (18-69 years), including males and females, parents…
Descriptors: Research Design, Twins, Child Rearing, Crying
Adults' Perceptions of Experimental Modifications of Durations of Pauses and Expiratory Sounds in Infant Crying.
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Zeskind, Philip Sanford; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1992
College students listened to recordings of infant cries that varied in the duration of crying sounds and of pauses between crying sounds. Results indicated that the shorter the duration of the pause the more informative, arousing, and aversive was the cry in the judgment of the students. (BC)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Auditory Perception, College Students, Crying
Acoustic Characteristics of Naturally Occurring Cries of Infants with "Colic."
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Zeskind, Philip Sanford; Barr, Ronald G. – Child Development, 1997
Conducted spectrum analysis of standard and vociferous cries from infants with Wessel's colic, non-Wessel's colic, and comparison infants. Vociferous cries had longer duration, higher fundamental frequency, and greater percentage of dysphonation than standard cries. After feedings, problematic criers had greater percentage of dysphonation in…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Comparative Analysis, Crying, Infant Behavior
Psychophysiological and Perceptual Responses to Infant Cries Varying in Pitch: Comparison of Adults with Low and High Scores on the Child Abuse Potential Inventory.
Crowe, Helen P.; Zeskind, Philip Sanford – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1992
Thirty nonparent adults were classified as high or low on the Child Abuse Potential Inventory. Their heart rate and skin conductance were assessed as they listened to audiotapes of "normal" phonated infant cries and high-pitched, hyperphonated cries, and subjects rated the cries. Marginal differences were found between groups.…
Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Crying