| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Onwujuba, Chinwe Laura
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| Author's Email Address |
conwuj1@tiger.lsu.edu, chynwe122@yahoo.com |
| URN |
etd-07072009-135413 |
| Title |
Infant Communicative Behaviors and Maternal Responsiveness |
| Degree |
Master of Science (M.S.) |
| Department |
Human Ecology |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Cynthia DiCarlo |
Committee Chair |
| Jennifer Baumgartner |
Committee Member |
| Loren Marks |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- interactional synchrony
- Dyadic interaction
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| Date of Defense |
2009-06-23 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
This study is an examination of infant communication and maternal responsivity in order to determine the impact of training on mother-infant communicative interaction. A sample of three mothers and their infants were observed during 10 minute free play sessions before and after a training intervention. The focus of the training was the principles of parenting contained in the Right-from-Birth: A Parenting Series (Grace & Lindsey, 2003) training. A multiple baseline design was used to measure maternal responsiveness to infant communication. Positive and negative maternal responses, as well as the rate of infant communication were also measured. Results showed an increase in positive maternal responses and a corresponding decrease in negative maternal responses. These findings underscore the importance of training on correct interpretation and appropriate maternal responses to infant’s communicative cues, in order to encourage positive mother-infant interactions.
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