The two functions of imitation in the second year of life: A longitudinal study.

IF 3.1 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2024-12-05 DOI:10.1037/dev0001856

Franziska Sieber, Jan Czarnomski, Axel Schölmerich, Moritz M Daum, Norbert Zmyj

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Infant imitation serves a cognitive and a social function. As part of their temperament, infants' attention and social orientation mirror these two functions. This longitudinal study investigated the development of the two functions within the second year of life in German infants (N = 136, 74 female), using standardized tests at the ages of 12, 18, and 24 months, conducted in 2018 and 2019. We measured temperament using two established parental questionnaires (Infant Behavior Questionnaire Revised, Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire) and behavioral observation (Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery), imitation using the Frankfurt Imitation Test, and cognitive development using the Cognitive Scale of the Bayley Scales. Hierarchical regressions revealed an association between imitation and social orientation from 12 months onward, whereas no clear relation emerged between imitation and attentional variables independently of infants' cognitive development. The findings suggest that imitation serves a primarily social function early in life. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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一岁后模仿的两个功能：一项纵向研究。

婴儿模仿具有认知和社会功能。作为性情的一部分，婴儿的注意力和社会取向反映了这两种功能。这项纵向研究调查了德国婴儿（N = 136,74名女性）在出生后两年内这两项功能的发展，使用了2018年和2019年在12个月、18个月和24个月时进行的标准化测试。我们使用两份已建立的父母问卷（修订婴儿行为问卷、幼儿行为问卷）和行为观察（实验室气质评估组）来测量气质，使用法兰克福模仿测试来测量模仿，使用贝利量表的认知量表来测量认知发展。层次回归分析显示，12个月后，模仿和社会取向之间存在关联，而模仿和注意力变量之间没有明显的独立关系，不受婴儿认知发展的影响。研究结果表明，模仿在生命早期起着主要的社会作用。（PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA，版权所有）。

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Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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2.50%

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329

期刊介绍： Developmental Psychology ® publishes articles that significantly advance knowledge and theory about development across the life span. The journal focuses on seminal empirical contributions. The journal occasionally publishes exceptionally strong scholarly reviews and theoretical or methodological articles. Studies of any aspect of psychological development are appropriate, as are studies of the biological, social, and cultural factors that affect development. The journal welcomes not only laboratory-based experimental studies but studies employing other rigorous methodologies, such as ethnographies, field research, and secondary analyses of large data sets. We especially seek submissions in new areas of inquiry and submissions that will address contradictory findings or controversies in the field as well as the generalizability of extant findings in new populations. Although most articles in this journal address human development, studies of other species are appropriate if they have important implications for human development. Submissions can consist of single manuscripts, proposed sections, or short reports.