Coordinating Attention to People and Objects in Mother-Infant and Peer-Infant Interaction.

Bakeman, Roger; Adamson, Lauren B.

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ERIC Number: EJ305746

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Publication Date: 1984

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Coordinating Attention to People and Objects in Mother-Infant and Peer-Infant Interaction.

Bakeman, Roger; Adamson, Lauren B.

Child Development, v55 n4 p1278-89 Aug 1984

In a longitudinal study, infants 6 to 18 months of age were observed in their homes playing with their mothers and with peers to determine how they coordinated attention to people and objects. Person engagement declined with age, while coordinated joint engagement increased; both passive and coordinated joint engagement were much more likely when infants played with mothers. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Control, Infant Behavior, Infants, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Play

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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