The ontogenesis of smiling and its association with mothers’ affective behaviors: A longitudinal study

Mendes, Deise Maria Leal Fernandes; Moura, Maria Lucia Seidl de; Siqueira, José de Oliveira

doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2009.07.004

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“…One might think such outcomes in the light of the changes observed at two months of age, in diversified cultures, when babies' communicative actions become progressively coordinated, specially the facial expressions, as the smiles, and increase some social and cognitive skills, as the capacity to organize their behavior according to the behavior of the person with whom they interact. Mendes et al (2009), studying a Brazilian context, also found a change in pattern at around two months of age, in which frequency and duration of smiles rose, and a highest diversity of types is exhibited. Similarly, Messinger et al's study indicated that with age specific types of smiling rose during certain periods of interaction, considering American mother-infant dyads.…”

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“…However, most of these studies are conducted in American or European contexts. Evidence found by Mendes et al (2009) showed developmental changes in Brazilian babies smiling and intense associations between infants' smiles and maternal affective behaviors, although in a small sample size. It seems necessary to investigate these contents in a relatively great sample from cultural diverse environments, such as these constituting the Majority World (an expression coined by Kagitçibasi, 2007), and not only in the WEIRD societies, as it is warned by Henrich, Heine, and Norenzayan (2010).…”

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“…As observed by Mendes et al (2009), since the second month postpartum, infants can answer contingently, with smiles, to mothers' affective behaviors (smiles, kisses, affective touches, and maternal speech/ vocalizations directed to the infant). In this longitudinal research, two babies (one girl and one boy) were accompanied weekly during their first six months of life, offering data on the ontogeny of smile in the early months of development.…”

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Different Kinds of Infants´ Smiles in the First Six Months and Contingency to Maternal Affective Behavior

Mendes

Moura

2014

Span. J. Psychol.

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Infants' smiling is considered an expression of affection, and an index of cognitive and socio-emotional development. Despite research advances in this area, there is much to explore on the ontogeny of smiling, its meaning and the context in which it is manifested early in life. This study aimed at: (a) investigating smiling patterns in these different developmental moments in early infancy, (b) analyzing patterns of association between babies' smiles and their mothers' affective behaviors, and (c) verifying whether babies can answer contingently, with smiles, to mothers' affective behaviors. Participants were sixty Brazilian mother-infant dyads. Infants in three age levels (one, three, and five months of age) and their mothers were observed. They were videotaped at home, during 20 minutes in free sessions. The results indicate increase in frequency of infants' smiling instances across ages (F(2, 59) = 9.18, p < .05), variations in the frequency of maternal behaviors accompanying the variations in infants' smiling (F(2, 59) = 6.03, p < .05), correlations between infants' smiling and mothers' affective behaviors, and contingency between the behaviors of both mothers and infants. It was verified a strong association between mothers' behavior and their babies' smiles, emphasizing the importance of affective interactions in early stages of development.

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2014

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“…No que tange ao sorriso, entende-se, em consonância com a literatura e com os relatos maternos, que ele proporciona maior engajamento em interações face a face, envolvendo trocas afetivas e comunicativas (Goldstein, Schwade, & Bornstein, 2009;Mendes, Seidl-de-Moura, & Siqueira, 2009;Rochat, 2007Rochat, , 2009. Dados empíricos apresentados por Striano e Stahl (2005) sugerem que bebês de 3, 6 e 9 meses variaram seus olhares e sorrisos dependendo da atenção visual coordenada pelo parceiro social e do afeto deste.…”

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Habilidade de comunicação intencional de bebês: o que pensam as mães?

Nunes¹,

Aquino²

2014

Psic.: Teor. e Pesq.

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RESUMO -Este estudo investigou as percepções maternas acerca da habilidade comunicativa intencional infantil. Pesquisas destacam o impacto dessas percepções nas interações estabelecidas entre mãe e bebê e suas repercussões no desenvolvimento da linguagem e da cognição social infantil. Participaram do estudo 40 mães de bebês de 4 e 9 meses. Os resultados mostram variações nas percepções maternas quanto às habilidades de comunicação intencional dos bebês. Os relatos maternos sobre os bebês de 9 meses evidenciam o uso de recursos comunicativos intencionais expressos por vocalizações, alternância do olhar, e gesto de apontar. Discutem-se as implicações dessas percepções nas interações adulto-bebê, no desenvolvimento sociocomunicativo infantil e em contextos de desenvolvimento e educação infantil. ABSTRACT -This study investigated maternal perceptions of infant intentional communicative ability. Researchs highlight the impact of these perceptions on the interactions established between mother and baby and their repercussions on language development and infant social cognition. The study included 40 mothers of babies aged 4 and 9 months. The results show variations in maternal perceptions about infants' intentional communicative abilities. Maternal reports about babies 9 months demonstrate the use of intentional communicative resources expressed by vocalizations, gaze alternation and pointing gesture. We discuss the implications of these perceptions in adult-child interactions, in child sociocomunicativo development and in contexts of child development and education. PalavrasKeywords: maternal perceptions, communicative intentionality, babies, early development 1 Endereço para correspondência: Rua Mário Batista Junior, n. 75, Ed.Quinta Avenida, apto. 301, Miramar, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil, CEP: 58043130. E-mail: fabiolabrazaquino@gmail.com A habilidade de comunicação intencional é um tipo especial de intencionalidade que emerge no comportamento infantil e um dos elementos cruciais para a gênese da comunicação, que cria formas peculiares de aprendizagem cultural e engajamento (Braz Aquino & Salomão, 2010, 2011bSanchez, 1991;Tomasello, 1999Tomasello, , 2003. Sobre esse tema, Grosse, Behne, Carpenter e Tomasello (2010), Tomasello (2003) e Tomasello e Carpenter (2007) defendem que ocorre, no final do primeiro ano de vida, o que eles denominaram de revolução dos nove meses, entendida como um fenômeno marcado pelo início do engajamento do bebê em relações triádicas e em episódios de atenção conjunta. Tais episódios envolvem o bebê, o adulto e um objeto ou evento, com o qual ambos compartilham o interesse. Para esses autores, a partir desse período, os bebês são capazes de acompanhar o olhar do adulto direcionado para um objeto, evento ou pessoa, demonstrando interesse no que o adulto observa, usar o adulto como referência social e aprender de forma imitativa.Para esses autores, a partir dos 9 meses de vida, determinadas capacidades cognitivas e comunicativas dos bebês tornam-se intencionais. Entre essas capacidades, Tomasell...

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“…Mothers typically respond to infant laughing and smiling with affective behaviors, which, in turn, elicit infant laughing and smiling responses (Mendes, Seidl-de-Moura, & de Oliveira Siqueira, 2009;Nwokah, Hsu, Dobrowolska, & Fogel, 1994). Those reciprocal interactions are important for children because they learn to trust their parents to attend their needs, and they feel supported by their parents to express their feelings (Juffer, Bakermans-Kranenburg, & van IJzendoorn, 2017).…”

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Effects of Emotion Regulation Strategies on Mothers’ Self-Reported, Physiological, and Facial Expressive Responses to Infant Laughing

Karreman¹,

Riem²

2020

Parenting

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The ontogenesis of smiling and its association with mothers’ affective behaviors: A longitudinal study

Cited by 22 publications

References 27 publications

Different Kinds of Infants´ Smiles in the First Six Months and Contingency to Maternal Affective Behavior

Different Kinds of Infants´ Smiles in the First Six Months and Contingency to Maternal Affective Behavior

Habilidade de comunicação intencional de bebês: o que pensam as mães?

Effects of Emotion Regulation Strategies on Mothers’ Self-Reported, Physiological, and Facial Expressive Responses to Infant Laughing

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