The Dynamic Still-Face Effect: Do Infants Decrease Bidding Over Time When Parents Are Not Responsive?

被引:42
作者
Ekas, Naomi V. [1 ]
Haltigan, John D. [2 ]
Messinger, Daniel S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Miami, Dept Psychol, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA
[2] Univ N Carolina, Greensboro, NC 27412 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
still-face paradigm; still-face episode; infancy; temporal dynamics; social behavior; ATTACHMENT; BEHAVIOR;
D O I
10.1037/a0029330
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
The still-face paradigm (SFP) was designed to assess infant expectations that parents will respond to infant communicative signals. During the still-face (SF) episode, the parent ceases interaction and maintains a neutral expression. Original, qualitative descriptions of infant behavior suggested changes within the SF episode: infants decrease bidding and disengage from their impassive parent. Research has documented changes in mean levels of infant behavior between episodes of the SFP. The hypothesis that infant behavior changes within the SF episode has not been empirically tested. In this study, hierarchical linear modeling indicated that infant gazing at the parent, smiling, and social bidding (smiling while gazing at the parent) decreased with time in the SF episode, while infant cry-face expressions increased. Changes in infant behaviors within the SF episode were associated with infant attachment and infant internalizing problems. The dynamic still-face effect quantifies infant initiation of interaction in the face of parental unresponsiveness and is a potential predictor of individual differences in development.
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页码:1027 / 1035
页数:9
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