Differences In Physical & Affective Function in Infants

该项目的重点是在不同的生态环境中的早期相互作用的描述。该项目的重点是在不同的生态环境中的早期相互作用的描述。在多个样本中对婴儿-他人互动和依恋的广泛观察表明，二元组内的社会互动质量根据功能和社会背景发生了显着变化。因此，扩展的观察是必要的，以获得可靠的个体差异指标。对魁北克、德国、中非共和国和哥伦比亚的父母和婴儿以及美国的非裔美国人家庭进行了为期一天的类似观察，以进一步探索文化和环境对早期互动的影响。从每种文化中至少抽取两个样本，以最大限度地了解变异性的来源和解释。我们希望，在各种生态环境中对父母和婴儿进行系统和详细的观察，将使我们更清楚地了解婴儿经验的差异程度，以及获得文化内部和文化之间个体差异的可靠指标的最佳方法。在单独的短期纵向研究中，我们正在探索生理，社会和情感功能的个体差异的稳定性。分析表明，从婴儿期到童年中期，稳定性很高。该项目在2001财政年度的人员配置很少，因此进展甚微。

This project focuses on the description of early interaction in diverse ecological contexts. This project focuses on the description of early interaction in diverse ecological contexts. Extensive observations of infant- other interaction and attachment in multiple samples demonstrated that the quality of social interaction within dyads changed dramatically depending on the functional and social context. As a result, extended observations are necessary to obtain reliable indices of individual differences. Comparable day-long observations of parents and infants in Quebec, Germany, the Central African Republic, and Colombia, as well as in African- American families in the US, are being conducted to further explore the effects of culture and context on early interactions. At least two samples are being drawn from each culture sampled to maximize insight into the sources and interpretation of variability. We hope that systematic and detailed observations of parents and infants in a variety of ecological contexts will provide a clearer understanding of the extent to which infant experiences vary and of the best ways of obtaining reliable indices of individual differences within and between cultures. In separate short-term longitudinal studies, we are exploring the stability of individual differences in physiological, social, and affective functioning. Analyses reveal remarkable stability from infancy into middle childhood. This project was minimally staffed in FY01, so little progress was made.