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Geangu, Elena; Benga, Oana; Stahl, Daniel; Striano, Tricia – Social Development, 2011
In this study, relations between emotional resonance responses to another's distress, emotion regulation, and self-other discrimination were investigated in infants three-, six-, and nine-months-old. We measured the emotional reactions to the pain cry of a peer, along with the ability to regulate emotions and to discriminate between self and other…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Emotional Response, Infants, Empathy
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Almas, Alisa N.; Degnan, Kathryn Amey; Fox, Nathan A.; Phillips, Deborah A.; Henderson, Heather A.; Moas, Olga L.; Hane, Amie Ashley – Social Development, 2011
The present study examined the influence of children's experiences during non-maternal childcare on their behavior toward unfamiliar peers. Participants included children classified as negatively reactive at four months of age (N = 52) and children not negatively reactive (N = 61), who were further divided into those who experienced non-maternal…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Infant Behavior, Correlation, Mothers
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Tessier, Rejean; Tarabulsy, George M.; Larin, Stephanie; Laganiere, Josee; Gagnon, Marie-France; Trahan, Johanne – Social Development, 2002
Investigated attachment security and behavior in 34 physically disabled infants and 26 non-disabled infants using convergent, categorical, and continuous (Attachment Behavior Q-Set) measures of relationship, based on the same set of home observations. Proportions of attachment classifications were identical for each group, but insecure disabled…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Emotional Response, Infant Behavior, Infants
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Locke, John L. – Social Development, 2001
Proposes that vocal communion between infant and caregiver supports infants' language acquisition and connectedness with caregivers. Recommends research to determine whether social behaviors such as joint attention and vocal imitation are functionally related to language learning or are only symptomatic of a survival-centered caregiving…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Speech, Child Language
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Pesonen, Anu-Katriina; Raikkonen, Katri; Heinonen, Kati; Komsi, Niina; Jarvenpaa, Anna-Liisa; Strandberg, Timo – Social Development, 2008
Although there is growing consensus that parental stress is a risk factor in child development, longitudinal studies of its effects are few. This study tested a sample of 231 mother-child dyads in terms of whether the relations between the global experience of stress in mothers (perceived stress scale) and child temperamental characteristics…
Descriptors: Mothers, Infant Behavior, At Risk Persons, Measures (Individuals)
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Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; Goossens, Frits A.; Allhusen, Virginia D. – Social Development, 2001
Examined validity of the California Attachment Procedure (CAP), which does not involve mother-child separations. Overall, toddlers were more likely to be classified as secure in the CAP than in the Strange Situation (SS) test. The CAP yielded higher rates of security, particularly for children in day care, and security in the CAP correlated more…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Development, Evaluation Methods