Paper
Infant touching behaviour during mother–infant face‐to‐face interactions
Published Jun 1, 2007 · R. Moszkowski, D. Stack
Infant and Child Development
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Abstract
The study of communication between mothers and infants has largely focused on infants' distal behaviours, such as their gaze and affect, while neglecting their more proximal behaviours, such as touch. Yet touch is an important modality through which infants and mothers communicate, and through which infants explore themselves and their surroundings. The current study investigated the touching behaviour of 44, 5�$1�
Observational StudyStudy Snapshot
Infants during mother-infant face-to-face interactions, revealing that touch is an important communication modality and a key mode of exploration for infants.
PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)
Sample size24
MethodsObservational
OutcomesBody Mass Index projections
ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.
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