The role of maternal affect attunement in dyadic and triadic communication

Autor(en)
Maria Legerstee, Gabriela Markova, Tamara Fisher
Abstrakt

The influence of maternal affect attunement on the relationship between gaze monitoring during dyadic communication at 3 months and coordinated attention during triadic communication at 5, 7 and 10 months was examined in a longitudinal study. Although most infants engaged in gaze monitoring at 3 months and in coordinated attention at 5, 7 and 10 months, a regression analysis revealed that gaze monitoring at 3 months significantly predicted coordinated attention at 10 months only when maternal affect attunement was high. These findings are discussed in terms of theories that emphasize the role of social interaction in the development of meaningful communication and continuity in mental state awareness during the first year of life.

Organisation(en)
Externe Organisation(en)
York University
Journal
Infant Behavior and Development
Band
30
Seiten
296-306
Anzahl der Seiten
11
ISSN
0163-6383
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2006.10.003
Publikationsdatum
2007
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
501005 Entwicklungspsychologie
Schlagwörter
Link zum Portal
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/the-role-of-maternal-affect-attunement-in-dyadic-and-triadic-communication(8295621b-58e1-4448-9c66-4dbf6cfeb102).html