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Effects of Familiarity and Maternal Attention on Infant Peer Relations.
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Young, Gerald; Lewis, Michael – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1979
Hypothesizes that infants with attentive mothers will interact more positively with consistent partners than with matched strangers. Finds that when mothers were attentive infant dyads composed of consistent partners interacted more than stranger dyads. Suggest that withdrawal of maternal attention may be equivalent to physical separation by a…
Descriptors: Infants, Mothers, Parent Role, Peer Relationship
The Development of Infants' Search for Their Mothers, Unfamiliar People, and Objects.
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Bigelow, Anne E.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1995
Two experiments investigated 8-, 10-, and 12-month-old infants' levels of searching for mothers, strangers, and objects. Found that, overall, 10- and 12-month-old infants had higher levels of searching for mothers, whereas youngest infants showed no differences for searching. This discrepancy is likely due to social cognitive development and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior, Infants
The Reactions of Five-Month-Old Infants to Eye Contact of the Mother and of a Stranger.
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Lasky, Robert E.; Klein, Robert E. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1979
Demonstrates that eye contact per se, and not solely the inherent attractiveness of the eyes and face, is salient to five-month-old infants. Five-month-old infants can distinguish when another person is looking at them, rather than at a nearby location. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Eye Fixations, Foreign Countries, Infant Behavior, Infants
Down's Syndrome Children in a Strange Situation: Attachment and Exploration Behaviors
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Cicchetti, Dante; Serafica, Felicisima C. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1976
Aim of this study was to obtain direct observations of attachment and exploration behaviors exhibited in a strange situation by children with Down's syndrome and a control group of normal children. (JH)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Cognitive Development, Downs Syndrome, Drafting
Working and Nonworking Mothers and Their Infants: A Comparative Study of Maternal Caregiving Characteristics and Infant Social Behavior.
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Hock, Ellen – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1980
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employed Parents, Homemakers, Infant Behavior
Social Network Relations in Infancy: An Observational Study.
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Levitt, Mary J.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1993
Assessed infants' attachment behaviors toward nonparental adults, including grandparents, other relatives, and family friends. Found that the extent of infants' attachment behavior to nonparental adults was related to infant-mother attachment behavior and to the nonparental adult's responsiveness in teaching and position in the mother's social…
Descriptors: Adults, Attachment Behavior, Extended Family, Familiarity
Age of Female Adult Strangers as Determinant of Affective Behaviors of Japanese Toddlers.
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Takahashi, Keiko – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1990
Examined effects of the age of adult female strangers on the affective behavior of 60 Japanese toddlers. The first study investigated the importance of the age discrepancy between mothers and female strangers aged 23 and over 65. The second study compared toddlers' reactions to mothers, men and women strangers the mother's age, and men and women…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Adults, Affective Behavior, Age Differences
Perceptions of Attachment Behavior: A Comparison of Anglo and Puerto Rican Mothers.
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Harwood, Robin L.; Miller, Joan G. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1991
Examined middle and lower class Anglo-American and Puerto Rican mothers' sociocultural values and perceptions of attachment behavior. Anglo mothers focused on self-confidence, independence, and autonomy, whereas Puerto Rican mothers focused on obedience, relatedness, and demeanor. Findings indicate the need for culturally sensitive models of the…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Attachment Behavior, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences