Temporal coordination between maternal looming and infant gaze in depressed and nondepressed dyads: A bootstrapping approach
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In this study, we examine the convergent validity of a measure of maternal looming derived using a motion capture system, and the temporal coordination between maternal loom and infant gaze using an event-based bootstrapping procedure. The sample comprised 26 mothers diagnosed with postpartum depression, 43 nondepressed mothers, and their 4-month-old infants. Mother-infant interactions were recorded during a standard face-to-face setting using video cameras and a motion capture system. First, results showed that maternal looming was correlated with a globally coded measure of maternal overriding. Maternal overriding is an intrusive behavior occurring when the mother redirects the infant’s attention to parent-led activities. Thus, this result confirms that maternal looming can be considered a spatial intrusion in early interactions. Second, results showed that compared to nondepressed dyads, depressed dyads were more likely to coordinate maternal loom and infant gaze in a Loom-in-Gaze-pattern. We discuss the use of automated measurement for analyzing other-infant interactions, and how the Loom-in-Gaze pattern can be interpreted as a disturbance in infant self-regulation.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Artikelnummer | 101523 |
Tidsskrift | Infant Behavior and Development |
Vol/bind | 62 |
Antal sider | 10 |
ISSN | 0163-6383 |
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Status | Udgivet - 2021 |
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