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Caregiver-infant behaviours during multi-component object play are associated with infant visual working memory 多成分客体游戏过程中照顾者-婴儿行为与婴儿视觉工作记忆有关

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Infant Behavior & Development

Pub Date : 2025-11-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102164

Sobanawartiny Wijeakumar, Christina Davidson, Aimee Theyer

Through play interactions, caregivers play a significant role in shaping children’s early cognitive development. The over-arching objective of this cross-sectional study was to examine whether caregiver and infant behaviours in two types of play contexts that differed in the objects used, were associated with infant visual working memory. To address this, we collected video-recordings from 90 caregivers and 91 6-to-10-month-old infants while they engaged in a single object play (SO play) using single objects such as toy car, cup etc. and a multi-component object play (MO play) using organizational objects with multiple components such as stacking boxes, sorting towers etc. We coded caregiver intrusiveness, caregiver scaffolding, infant object engagement and infant distractibility during both contexts. Visual working memory was assessed at the same time in infants using a preferential looking task. Caregivers and infants showed more scaffolding and object engagement, respectively, during MO play compared to SO play. Further, caregiver intrusiveness, caregiver scaffolding and infant object engagement during SO play was positively associated with these respective behaviours during MO play. Finally, only behaviours during MO play were associated with infant visual working memory. Specifically, higher visual working memory was observed in infants who showed better object engagement and reduced distractibility and had caregivers who showed better scaffolding. These findings contribute to existing work on caregiver-infant dyadic interactions, by teasing apart differences in types of play contexts and examining the impacts on visual working memory in infants.

通过游戏互动，照顾者在塑造儿童早期认知发展方面发挥着重要作用。这项横断面研究的首要目标是检查在两种不同的游戏环境中，照顾者和婴儿的行为是否与婴儿的视觉工作记忆有关。为了解决这个问题，我们收集了90名护理人员和91名6至10个月大的婴儿在使用玩具车、杯子等单一物体进行单物体游戏（SO游戏）和使用堆叠盒子、分类塔等多个组件进行组织物体游戏（MO游戏）时的视频记录。在这两种情况下，我们编码了照顾者的侵入性，照顾者支架，婴儿客体参与和婴儿分心。与此同时，婴儿的视觉工作记忆也被评估为优先观察任务。照料者和婴儿在MO游戏中分别表现出比SO游戏更多的脚手架和物体参与。此外，SO游戏中的照顾者侵入性、照顾者支架和婴儿客体参与与MO游戏中的这些各自行为呈正相关。最后，只有MO游戏中的行为与婴儿视觉工作记忆有关。具体来说，观察到更高的视觉工作记忆的婴儿表现出更好的物体参与和减少分心，并且有更好的脚手架的照顾者。这些发现通过梳理不同类型的游戏环境和检查对婴儿视觉工作记忆的影响，为现有的关于照顾者-婴儿二元互动的工作做出了贡献。

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The association of maternal parenting stress, responsive caregiving and social-emotional competence of children aged 12–36 months: Undirected and Bayesian network analyses 12-36月龄儿童母亲养育压力、反应性照料和社会情感能力的关系：无向和贝叶斯网络分析。

IF 2 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant Behavior & Development

Pub Date : 2025-11-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102162

Fengyi Ren , Chenying Yue , Mengyu Bao , Mengyao Qin , Xin Liu , Lei Sheng , Xiaoyan Liu , Jing Zhao , Xinxia Chen

Maternal parenting stress and responsive caregiving are closely associated with social-emotional competence development in children. However, the underlying mechanisms during early childhood remain unclear. Moreover, a detailed map of these associations at the dimension level would be particularly useful for targeted interventions. In this study, information on social-emotional competence of children aged 12–36 months, maternal parenting stress and responsive caregiving was assessed using validated questionnaires completed by mothers (n = 408). Mediation analysis, undirected network analysis, and Bayesian network analysis were performed to examine the associations between maternal parenting stress, responsive caregiving and children’s social-emotional competence, at both variable and dimension levels. The results of undirected network analysis revealed that “promotion of cognitive and emotional development” dimension of responsive caregiving exhibited the highest centrality, while “responsiveness” and “promotion of cognitive and emotional development” of responsive caregiving, along with “mastery motivation” in children’s social-emotional competence were the key bridge nodes within the networks. Mediation analysis showed that responsive caregiving significantly mediated the association between parenting stress and children’s social-emotional competence. Consistently, Bayesian analysis showed that “parent-child dysfunctional interaction” of parenting stress had the highest predictive priority in the network, which could affect children’s social-emotional competence directly and indirectly through multidimensions of responsive caregiving. These findings highlight the complex relationships between parenting stress, responsive caregiving, and social-emotional competence development during early childhood, and provide evidence that “parent-child dysfunctional interaction” dimension in parenting stress, “promotion of cognitive and emotional development” dimension in responsive caregiving may serve as potential intervention targets to improve children’s development, which may have implications for early identification, screening and intervention.

母亲养育压力和反应性照料与儿童社会情感能力的发展密切相关。然而，儿童早期的潜在机制尚不清楚。此外，这些关联在维度层面的详细地图对于有针对性的干预措施将特别有用。本研究采用母亲填写的有效问卷（n = 408），对12-36月龄儿童的社会情感能力、母亲养育压力和响应性照料的信息进行评估。通过中介分析、无向网络分析和贝叶斯网络分析，在变量和维度水平上考察了母亲养育压力、反应性照料与儿童社会情绪能力之间的关系。无向网络分析结果显示，响应性照料的“促进认知和情感发展”维度中心性最高，而响应性照料的“响应性”和“促进认知和情感发展”以及儿童社会情感能力的“掌握动机”是网络中的关键桥梁节点。中介分析表明，响应性照料在父母压力与儿童社会情绪能力之间具有显著的中介作用。同样，贝叶斯分析表明，育儿压力的“亲子功能失调互动”在网络中具有最高的预测优先级，并通过响应性照顾的多维度直接或间接影响儿童的社会情绪能力。这些发现突出了儿童早期父母压力、反应性照料和社会情感能力发展之间的复杂关系，并提供了证据，证明父母压力中的“亲子功能障碍互动”维度和反应性照料中的“促进认知和情感发展”维度可以作为促进儿童发展的潜在干预目标，这可能对早期识别具有指导意义。筛查和干预。

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German-learning infants recognize common nouns without additional frequency cues 学德语的婴儿不需要额外的频率提示就能识别常见名词。

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Infant Behavior & Development

Pub Date : 2025-11-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102160

Jessica N. Steil, Ulrike Schild, Claudia K. Friedrich

The success of infants in fixating on a named target when they see it together with a distracting stimulus in the “looking while listening” (LWL) paradigm varies between studies using different stimulus material, participants, and target languages. This calls for systematic investigation of aspects that could influence infants’ LWL performance. In this preregistered online study, we tested the hypothesis that an imbalance in word frequency between target and distractor words could help young infants match more frequently heard words with presumably more frequent referents. We tested 80 German-learning infants aged 6–24 months, divided into a younger group (6–14 months, n = 43) and an older group (15–24 months, n = 37). We systematically manipulated frequency imbalance within target-distractor pairs and found evidence of successful target fixations in both groups. The preregistered analysis of younger children’s data revealed no differences for the same targets presented in imbalanced versus balanced pairs. This suggests that infants did not rely on frequency cues to distinguish between target and distractor objects, and that early noun-object associations are semantically more robust than previously assumed. We discuss limitations of the results due to variations in trial duration and word frequency estimation.

在“边看边听”（LWL）范式中，当婴儿看到一个指定的目标时，当他们看到一个分散注意力的刺激时，婴儿注视目标的成功程度在使用不同刺激材料、参与者和目标语言的研究中有所不同。这就需要对可能影响婴儿LWL表现的方面进行系统的调查。在这个预先注册的在线研究中，我们测试了一个假设，即目标词和干扰词之间词频的不平衡可以帮助年幼的婴儿将更频繁听到的词与可能更频繁的指称相匹配。我们测试了80名年龄在6-24 个月的德语学习婴儿，将其分为年幼组（6-14 个月，n = 43）和年长组（15-24 个月，n = 37）。我们系统地控制了目标-干扰物对之间的频率不平衡，并在两组中都发现了成功固定目标的证据。对年幼儿童数据的预登记分析显示，在不平衡对与平衡对中呈现的相同目标没有差异。这表明婴儿不依赖频率线索来区分目标和干扰物，并且早期的名词-客体关联在语义上比之前假设的更强大。我们讨论了由于试验持续时间和词频估计的变化而导致的结果的局限性。

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Understanding early aggression: Empirically derived guidance on type, frequency, and severity in infants and toddlers 理解早期攻击：婴儿和幼儿的类型、频率和严重程度的经验推导指导

IF 2 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant Behavior & Development

Pub Date : 2025-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102161

Tamara Del Vecchio , Cassandra Cheeseman , William Chaplin , Amy M. Smith Slep

Aggressive behavior in toddlers is a significant concern for parents and caregivers. Although aggressive behaviors commonly occur during early development, research suggests that early aggression, particularly when frequent, may signal risk for adverse developmental outcomes. Therefore, understanding how specific aggressive behaviors and their frequencies contribute to overall aggression severity warrants attention. In this study, we employed item response theory (IRT) to examine how both the type and frequency of reported aggressive behaviors relate to underlying (latent) aggression severity. Mothers of 4- to 24-month-old infants and toddlers (n = 874) reported the frequency of 10 physically aggressive behaviors using the Child Behavior Record (CBR). Most children displayed some form of aggression, with “pull hair” and “hit or smack” as the most frequently endorsed behaviors, whereas “hurt animals” was the least frequently endorsed behavior. IRT analyses revealed that “push or shove” was the best indicator for distinguishing toddlers with high and low underlying levels of aggression. For most behaviors, scores above the 95th percentile typically corresponded to high-frequency occurrence (most days to many times each day), whereas scores above the 68th percentile corresponded to lower frequency patterns (some days or higher). However, these thresholds varied by behavior type, with some behaviors (e.g., hurting animals) indicating higher severity even at low frequencies. The results of this investigation provide an empirically derived framework for understanding how both the type and frequency of aggressive behaviors relate to overall severity, potentially informing early identification and intervention strategies.

幼儿的攻击行为是父母和看护人非常关心的问题。虽然攻击行为通常发生在发育早期，但研究表明，早期攻击，特别是频繁攻击，可能预示着不良发育结果的风险。因此，了解具体的攻击行为及其频率如何影响整体攻击严重程度值得关注。在本研究中，我们运用项目反应理论（IRT）来研究报告攻击行为的类型和频率与潜在攻击严重程度的关系。4- 24个月婴儿和学步儿童（n = 874）的母亲使用儿童行为记录（CBR）报告了10种身体攻击行为的频率。大多数孩子表现出某种形式的攻击性，“拔头发”和“打或打”是最常被认可的行为，而“伤害动物”是最不常被认可的行为。IRT分析显示，“推还是推”是区分幼儿潜在攻击性高低的最佳指标。对于大多数行为，分数高于95个百分位数通常对应于高频发生（大多数天到每天多次），而分数高于68个百分位数对应于频率较低的模式（某些天或更高）。然而，这些阈值因行为类型而异，某些行为（例如伤害动物）即使在低频率下也表明更高的严重性。本研究的结果为理解攻击行为的类型和频率与整体严重程度的关系提供了一个经验推导的框架，可能为早期识别和干预策略提供信息。

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Exploring the role of prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal factors in child development among adolescent and adult mothers in Brazil 探讨产前、围产期和产后因素在巴西青少年和成年母亲儿童发育中的作用。

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Infant Behavior & Development

Pub Date : 2025-10-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102158

Nadia Cristina Valentini , Eloá Maria Chiquetti , Júlia Vicente Hass , Michele Caroline de Souza Ribas , Glauber Carvalho Nobre

This study examined the influence of prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal factors on early motor development, comparing clinical, environmental, and cumulative risks among children of adolescent and adult mothers in Brazil. The aim was to generate evidence to guide interventions that improve maternal and child health outcomes.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 662 infants (176 preterm; 486 full-term) and their mothers (140 adolescents; 522 adults) from 17 cities across Brazil. Infants aged 0–4 months were consecutively recruited, and those with musculoskeletal disorders, genetic syndromes, or congenital malformations were excluded. The motor development was assessed with the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), the home affordances with the AHEMD-IS, and maternal knowledge with the KIDI. Assessments were conducted in hospitals, clinics, or home setting. Statistical analyses included ANOVA, Pearson correlations, Chi-square, and backward regression. Inter- and intra-rater reliability form motor assessments was high (α =.99 and α =.97, respectively). Ethical approval and informed consent were obtained.

Results

Infants of adolescent mothers had lower birth weights and head circumferences and were exposed to more environmental risks. Adolescent mothers showed lower education, income, and knowledge of infant development and provided fewer motor developmental opportunities. Motor scores were positively associated with birth outcomes, breastfeeding, and maternal education. Regression analysis identified breastfeeding and gestational age as the strongest predictors of motor development. Higher cumulative prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal risks were linked to poorer motor performance.

Conclusion

These findings underscored the combined influence of biological and socio-environmental factors on early motor development and highlight the need for early interventions and integrated policies to reduce health disparities and support children of adolescent mothers.

本研究考察了产前、围产期和产后因素对早期运动发育的影响，比较了巴西青少年母亲和成年母亲所生儿童的临床、环境和累积风险。目的是产生证据，以指导改善孕产妇和儿童健康结果的干预措施。方法：这项横断面研究包括来自巴西17个城市的662名婴儿（176名早产儿，486名足月婴儿）及其母亲（140名青少年，522名成年人）。连续招募0-4个月的婴儿，排除有肌肉骨骼疾病、遗传综合征或先天性畸形的婴儿。运动发展是用艾伯塔省婴儿运动量表（AIMS）评估的，用AHEMD-IS评估家庭能力，用KIDI评估母亲的知识。评估在医院、诊所或家庭环境中进行。统计分析包括方差分析、Pearson相关性、卡方和反向回归。运动评估的内部和内部信度较高（分别为α = 0.99和α = 0.97）。获得了伦理批准和知情同意。结果：青少年母亲的婴儿出生体重和头围较低，暴露于更多的环境风险。青少年母亲的受教育程度、收入和对婴儿发育的了解程度较低，提供的运动发展机会较少。运动得分与分娩结果、母乳喂养和母亲教育呈正相关。回归分析确定母乳喂养和胎龄是运动发育的最强预测因子。较高的产前、围产期和产后累积风险与较差的运动表现有关。结论：这些发现强调了生物学和社会环境因素对早期运动发育的综合影响，并强调了早期干预和综合政策的必要性，以减少健康差距和支持青少年母亲的孩子。

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The effectiveness of music on pain during heel blood collection in premature infants: A randomized controlled trial 音乐对早产儿足跟采血疼痛的有效性：一项随机对照试验。

IF 2 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant Behavior & Development

Pub Date : 2025-10-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102157

Pınar Doğan , Atiye Karakul , Defne Engür , Mehmet Yekta Öncel

Newborns are exposed to pain during heel blood collection. The experience of pain in newborns can lead to both physiological and behavioral changes. The aim of this study was examine the effect of music (classical music and lullaby) on pain during the heel blood collection in premature infants. This single blind randomized controlled study was conducted between October, 2022 and April, 2023 in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a university hospital. A total of 60 premature infants were randomly allocated to three groups: the Control Group, the Classical Music Group, and the Lullaby Group. Pain, oxygenation saturation levels, heart rate and respiratory rate were measured before, during, after the heel blood collection procedure. There were no statistically significant differences in the demographic data of the infants in the classical music, lullaby, and control groups. After heel blood collection procedure, pain levels, heart rate and respiratory rate of premature infants in the lullaby groups measurement were lower than the classical and control group. No significant difference was found in terms of oxygen saturation between the groups. In premature infants, in the lullaby group listening to during heel blood collection was more effective in reducing pain compared to the control group and classical music. This indicates lullaby can potentially be an effective method in alleviating pain during heel blood collection.

新生儿在采集足跟血液时会感到疼痛。新生儿的疼痛体验会导致生理和行为上的改变。本研究的目的是探讨音乐（古典音乐和摇篮曲）对早产儿足跟采血疼痛的影响。这项单盲随机对照研究于2022年10月至2023年4月在一所大学医院的新生儿重症监护室进行。60名早产儿被随机分为三组：对照组、古典音乐组和摇篮曲组。在采集足跟血液前、中、后分别测量疼痛、氧饱和度、心率和呼吸频率。古典音乐组、摇篮曲组和对照组婴儿的人口统计学数据没有统计学上的显著差异。经足跟采血后，测量摇篮曲组早产儿的疼痛程度、心率和呼吸频率均低于经典组和对照组。两组间血氧饱和度无显著差异。在早产儿中，与对照组和古典音乐相比，在收集脚跟血液时听摇篮曲组在减轻疼痛方面更有效。这表明摇篮曲可能是缓解足跟采血时疼痛的有效方法。

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Early spontaneous movements in full-term infants exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus 妊娠期糖尿病暴露的足月婴儿的早期自发运动。

IF 2 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant Behavior & Development

Pub Date : 2025-10-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102156

Büşra Kepenek-Varol , Osman Baştuğ , Ahmet Özdemi̇r , Özlem Menevşe

Background

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may influence fetal neurodevelopment, and early motor assessments could help identify at-risk infants before clinical symptoms emerge.

Aim

To examine early spontaneous movements in full-term infants born to mothers with GDM.

Method

Thirty-two full-term infants with prenatal exposure to GDM and 32 age-matched healthy controls were included in this case-control study. After recording maternal and infant demographic and clinical characteristics, video recordings were obtained for General Movements Assessment (GMA) at 52–54 weeks postmenstrual age. Detailed GMA was performed, and the Motor Optimality Score (MOS) was calculated for each infant.

Results

Fidgety movements were observed as normal in both groups. There were no significant differences between the groups in demographic or clinical characteristics, except for birth weight, which was higher in the GDM-exposed group (p = 0.002). After adjusting for gestational age, birth weight, and treatment modality, total MOS scores were significantly lower in the GDM-exposed group (p = 0.038), and the movement character subcategory also remained significantly altered (p = 0.025). No significant associations were found between clinical variables and MOS within the GDM-exposed group.

Conclusion

These findings suggest that intrauterine hyperglycemia may have subtle but measurable effects on early motor development in infants of mothers with GDM. Altered movement character and lower adjusted MOS scores highlight the potential vulnerability of this population, even in the absence of gross motor impairment. Early detection of such changes through GMA may help identify infants who could benefit from close developmental monitoring and timely intervention, thereby supporting better long-term outcomes.

背景：妊娠期糖尿病（GDM）可能影响胎儿神经发育，早期运动评估有助于在临床症状出现之前识别出高危婴儿。目的：探讨GDM母亲所生足月婴儿的早期自发运动。方法：将32例产前暴露于GDM的足月婴儿和32例年龄匹配的健康对照纳入病例对照研究。在记录母婴人口统计学和临床特征后，于经后52-54周进行一般运动评估（GMA）录像。进行详细的GMA，并计算每个婴儿的运动最优性评分（MOS）。结果：两组患者躁动正常。两组间的人口统计学或临床特征无显著差异，但gdm暴露组的出生体重更高（p = 0.002）。在调整胎龄、出生体重和治疗方式后，gdm暴露组的MOS总分显著降低（p = 0.038），运动特征亚类也保持显著改变（p = 0.025）。在gdm暴露组中，临床变量与MOS之间未发现显著关联。结论：这些发现提示宫内高血糖可能对GDM母亲的婴儿早期运动发育有微妙但可测量的影响。改变的运动特征和较低的调整后的MOS评分突出了这一人群的潜在脆弱性，即使在没有大运动障碍的情况下。通过GMA早期发现这些变化可能有助于确定那些可以从密切的发育监测和及时干预中受益的婴儿，从而支持更好的长期结果。

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Investigating the effects of age and autonomous locomotion on infant location use during the first year 调查年龄和自主运动对第一年婴儿位置使用的影响

IF 2 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant Behavior & Development

Pub Date : 2025-10-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102155

Alicia L. Springfield , Do Kyeong Lee

This study investigated the influence of age and autonomous locomotion on infants’ use of physical spaces during the first year of life. A total of 18 healthy infants (8 male, 10 female) were observed longitudinally in their homes from an average starting age of 2.77 months through 12 months. Monthly, naturalistic video recordings captured approximately 30 min of uninterrupted spontaneous play per infant, with the researcher acting as a passive observer. Continuous coding quantified the frequency and duration of infants’ use of distinct locations (e.g., floor, crib, caregiver). Results revealed that infants experienced comparable affordances across households, validating true behavioral variation rather than differential access. Location frequency did not vary with age, but crawling infants visited more locations than pre-crawlers. Time in restrictive locations decreased with age, while floor time increased, particularly before crawling onset. Ultimately, developmental changes were characterized by reduced time in restrictive locations and greater time on the floor, with total frequency of explorations more closely tied to locomotor status than chronological age.

本研究探讨了年龄和自主运动对一岁婴儿使用物理空间的影响。共有18名健康婴儿（8名男婴，10名女婴）从平均起始年龄2.77个月到12个月在家中进行了纵向观察。每个月，自然主义的视频记录下每个婴儿大约30 分钟不间断的自发玩耍，研究人员作为被动的观察者。连续编码量化了婴儿使用不同位置（如地板、婴儿床、看护人）的频率和持续时间。结果显示，婴儿在不同家庭中经历了可比性的负担，证实了真正的行为差异，而不是差异。地点频率不随年龄变化，但会爬的婴儿比会爬的婴儿访问更多的地点。限制位置的时间随着年龄的增长而减少，而地板时间增加，特别是在爬行开始之前。最终，发育变化的特征是在限制性位置的时间减少，在地板上的时间增加，探索的总频率与运动状态的关系比实足年龄更密切。

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Before first words: Infants’ ability to map words to goals 在第一个单词之前：婴儿将单词映射到目标的能力。

IF 2 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant Behavior & Development

Pub Date : 2025-10-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102154

Youjung Choi , Eun Young Kim , Hyuna Lee , Hyun-joo Song

This study investigated preverbal infants’ ability to associate novel words with referent objects. Forty-eight infants, aged 9 and 12 months, repeatedly observed an actor utter a novel word and then grasp one of two objects during the training trials. In the test trial, both age groups looked at the target object when she repeated the same word and directed their gaze to the non-target object when she uttered a different word. These results provide evidence that the foundations of novel word–object associations emerge before the onset of verbal communication.

本研究探讨了学龄前婴儿将新词语与指称物联系起来的能力。在训练试验中，48名9个月和12个月大的婴儿反复观察一个演员说出一个新单词，然后抓住两个物体中的一个。在测试中，当她重复同一个单词时，两个年龄组的人都盯着目标物体，而当她说出不同的单词时，他们的目光又转向了非目标物体。这些结果提供了新的词-物联想的基础出现在语言交流开始之前的证据。

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Early contributions of observed and parent-reported gesture to language development in children enrolled in early intervention 观察到的和父母报告的手势对早期干预儿童语言发展的早期贡献

IF 2 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant Behavior & Development

Pub Date : 2025-10-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102152

Makenzy S. Turner, Lisa K. Boyce, Avery A. Briggs, Audrey C. Juhasz

Early gesture use has been shown to be predictive of later vocabulary development. Children at-risk for language impairments often use fewer gestures as toddlers than typically developing children. A deeper understanding of the nuances of gesture use in communication could aid in intervention efforts for children at risk for language delays. In the present study, 83 mother-child dyads were recruited from early intervention programs to describe early child gesture behaviors and investigate the influence of early gestures on later language development. Deictic and conventional gesture types were measured by parent report and observational frequency during play. Parent report and observed gesture variables were moderately correlated. Results indicate that 25-month gesture uniquely contributes to 36-month language, above and beyond control variables 25-month language, parent responsiveness, and household income. Specifically, parent report of child deictic gesture and observed conventional gesture were statistically significant predictors of 36-month language. Our findings support previous research documenting the importance of gesture in early language development. Encouraging parents to recognize and respond to gestures may be an effective intervention strategy to increase opportunities for positive parent-child communication with children at-risk for language delays.

早期的手势使用已被证明可以预测后来的词汇发展。有语言障碍风险的儿童在蹒跚学步时使用的手势通常比正常发育的儿童少。更深入地了解手势在交流中使用的细微差别，有助于对有语言迟缓风险的儿童进行干预。本研究从早期干预项目中招募了83对母子，描述了儿童早期手势行为，并探讨了早期手势对后期语言发展的影响。指示和常规手势类型通过家长报告和游戏中的观察频率进行测量。家长报告与观察到的手势变量有中度相关。结果表明，25个月大的手势对36个月大的语言有独特的影响，超过了25个月大的语言、父母的反应和家庭收入的控制变量。具体而言，父母报告的儿童指示手势和观察到的传统手势是36个月语言的显著预测因素。我们的发现支持了先前关于手势在早期语言发展中的重要性的研究。鼓励父母识别和回应手势可能是一种有效的干预策略，可以增加与有语言迟缓风险的儿童进行积极的亲子沟通的机会。

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