Fathers Show Modifications of Infant-Directed Action Similar to that of Mothers
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| Title: | Fathers Show Modifications of Infant-Directed Action Similar to that of Mothers |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rutherford, M. D., Przednowek, Malgorzata |
| Source: | Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. Mar 2012 111(3):367-378. |
| Availability: | Elsevier. 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. Tel: 877-839-7126; Tel: 407-345-4020; Fax: 407-363-1354; e-mail: usjcs@elsevier.com; Web site: http://www.elsevier.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Evidence, Proximity, Mothers, Infants, Fathers, Language Acquisition, Parent Attitudes, Behavior Modification, Interaction, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Child Psychology, Experimental Psychology |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.10.012 |
| ISSN: | 0022-0965 |
| Abstract: | Mothers' actions are more enthusiastic, simple, and repetitive when demonstrating novel object properties to their infants than to adults, a behavioral modification called "infant-directed action" by Brand and colleagues (2002). The current study tested whether fathers also tailor their behavior when interacting with infants and whether this modification differs from the infant-directed action that mothers show. A sample of 42 parents (21 mothers and 21 fathers) demonstrated the properties of two novel toys to their infants (12-month-olds) and to other adults. Fathers and mothers modified their actions with respect to repetitiveness, rate, range of motion, proximity, interactiveness, and enthusiasm compared with interactions with other adults. Fathers differed from mothers with respect to proximity, carrying out actions closer to their infants than mothers did. These results provide evidence that fathers show modifications in their infant-directed action that is similar to that of mothers. (Contains 4 figures and 3 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ953969 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Mothers' actions are more enthusiastic, simple, and repetitive when demonstrating novel object properties to their infants than to adults, a behavioral modification called "infant-directed action" by Brand and colleagues (2002). The current study tested whether fathers also tailor their behavior when interacting with infants and whether this modification differs from the infant-directed action that mothers show. A sample of 42 parents (21 mothers and 21 fathers) demonstrated the properties of two novel toys to their infants (12-month-olds) and to other adults. Fathers and mothers modified their actions with respect to repetitiveness, rate, range of motion, proximity, interactiveness, and enthusiasm compared with interactions with other adults. Fathers differed from mothers with respect to proximity, carrying out actions closer to their infants than mothers did. These results provide evidence that fathers show modifications in their infant-directed action that is similar to that of mothers. (Contains 4 figures and 3 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0022-0965 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.10.012 |
