ERIC Number: EJ1196180
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Publication Date: 2018
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Mutual Gaze during Early Mother-Infant Interactions Promotes Attention Control Development
Niedzwiecka, Alicja; Ramotowska, Sonia; Tomalski, Przemyslaw
Child Development, v89 n6 p2230-2244 Nov-Dec 2018
Efficient attention control is fundamental for infant cognitive development, but its early precursors are not well understood. This study investigated whether dyadic visual attention during parent-infant interactions at 5 months of age predicts the ability to control attention at 11 months of age (N = 55). Total duration of mutual gaze (MG) was assessed during free play at 5 months, while infant attention control was measured in a gap-and-overlap task at 5 and 11 months. MG predicted attention disengagement at 11 months. Infants who spent more time in MG at 5 months showed better attention control at 11 months. These results provide important insights into developmental pathways linking visual behavior in dyadic interactions with infants' subsequent attention skills.
Descriptors: Mothers, Infants, Parent Child Relationship, Prediction, Attention Control, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Nonverbal Communication, Task Analysis, Age Differences
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Language: English
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