Early interactions between parents and infants are thought to be critical of later development. In particular joint attention has been an area of research and investigations. This study sought to measure joint attention behaviors in infants from 5 to 33 weeks of age under naturalistic conditions: in the home with the mother as the interaction partner given no instructions. Videotapes of the infant-parent interactions were observed and data were collected on behaviors related to joint attention. Given observations occur at younger ages than other studies considered, engagement data results indicate increasing trends for 3 of the 5 infants observed while the direction of infant gaze results indicate patterns consistent with descriptions currently in the literature. Parent behavior data indicate high levels of support in engaging infant attention. Furthering an understanding of joint attention by observing at earlier ages in infant development may be useful in informing teaching programs for infants who have not developed joint attention skills.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc30428 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Pinsky, Karen |
| Contributors | Ala'i-Rosales, Shahla, Rosales-Ruiz, Jesus, Vaidya, Manish |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 91 p. : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Pinsky, Karen, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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