Baby-Caregiver Dyadic Exchanges in Different Placement Settings: An Ethological Study

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  • Author(s): Ducreux, Edwige (ORCID Ducreux, Edwige (ORCID 0000-0003-1788-9064); Puentes-Neuman, Guadalupe (ORCID Puentes-Neuman, Guadalupe (ORCID 0000-0002-4023-0148)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Early Child Development and Care. 2022 192(8):1229-1242.
  • Publication Date:
    2022
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      14
    • Subject Terms:
      Infants; Parent Child Relationship; Nonverbal Communication; Ethology; Foster Care; Caregiver Child Relationship; Residential Care; Mothers; Nutrition; Observation; Infant Behavior; Correlation; Placement; Foreign Countries; Welfare Services; Age Differences; Environmental Influences
    • Subject Terms:
      France
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/03004430.2020.1859500
    • ISSN:
      0300-4430
      1476-8275
    • Abstract:
      This study used an ethological approach to explore the baby-caregiver dyadic exchanges (Attempted interactions, Triggers, Interactions) of nineteen infants during their first weeks in Residential Care (RC), or a Foster Family (FF) or an Infant-Mother Centre (IMC). Direct observations were conducted at feeding time. Observed behaviours were: baby glances/gazes, dyadic exchanges and dyadic exchanges' initiator, in addition to the baby's behavioural repertoire. Descriptive analyses showed that attempted interactions were emitted more often than triggers, which themselves were more frequent than interactions. Interactions took place more often during the post-feeding phase. Vocalizations were linked to the infant's capacities to initiate interactions, and mouth movements were linked to sustained gazing. Non-parametric analyses showed that, in RC, fewer dyadic exchanges happened and babies showed the least visual attention. By contrast, in IMC, sustained gazes and baby-mother interactions were the highest. In FF, the results fell between those obtained in RC and IMC.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2022
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1352329