An Experimental Investigation of Infant Social Referencing: Mothers' Messages and Gender Differences.

Rosen, Warren D.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1992

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An Experimental Investigation of Infant Social Referencing: Mothers' Messages and Gender Differences.

Rosen, Warren D.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v28 n6 p1172-78 Nov 1992

Mothers used unconstrained or trained facial expressions to convey to their infants messages about happiness or fear concerning a novel object. Results indicated that infants sought and used maternal appraisals; maternal messages of fear lacked clarity; and maternal messages regulated daughters' distance from objects. (BC)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Facial Expressions, Fear, Happiness, Infants, Mothers, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Parent Child Relationship, Sex Differences, Social Development, Social Influences

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Language: English

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