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ERIC Number: EJ450553
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Maternal Responsiveness to Infants in Three Societies: The United States, France, and Japan.
Bornstein, Marc H.; And Others
Child Development, v63 n4 p808-21 Aug 1992
During observed interactions between mothers and infants in New York, Paris, and Tokyo, mothers responded to infants' exploration of the environment with encouragement, infants' vocalized nondistress with imitation, and infants' distress with nurturance. Cultural differences in maternal responsiveness to infant looking behavior were found. (BC)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Infant Behavior, Infants, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dyadic Interaction Analysis; France (Paris); Japan (Tokyo); Maternal Responsiveness; New York (New York); Nurturance; United States