Developmental Changes in Imitation during Mother-Infant Interactions

Autor/inn/en	Markodimitraki, Maria; Kalpidou, Maria
Titel	Developmental Changes in Imitation during Mother-Infant Interactions
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 191 (2021) 10, S.1602-1612 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Markodimitraki, Maria) ORCID (Kalpidou, Maria)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2019.1660962
Schlagwörter	Imitation; Infants; Parent Child Relationship; Mothers; Affective Behavior; Family Environment; Individual Differences; Communication Skills; Longitudinal Studies; Observation; Child Development; Foreign Countries; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Mother; Mutter; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Familienmilieu; Individueller Unterschied; Kommunikationsstil; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Beobachtung; Kindesentwicklung; Ausland; Griechenland
Abstract	We investigated the continuity and stability of imitative episodes (IMEs) to shed light on the nature of early infant imitative ability. We observed and analyzed interactions of 27 mother-infant pairs as they played in their homes at one and 10 months. We coded the initiator, frequency, duration, kind, structure, and affect of IMEs. At 10 months, dyads engaged in more frequent and longer IMEs that tended to be vocal, turn-takings, and positive in affect. Significant stability was observed. Mothers who initiated more IMEs and expressed more positive affect had infants who did the same. Findings suggest that dyads set stable communication patterns early on, even though all of these variables increased significantly over time. These patterns may be driven or be highly influenced by early individual differences in communicative ability. Findings also imply that building a history of positive exchanges may be critical in demonstrating stability in imitative episodes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01