TY - JOUR
AU - Kreitzberg, Valerie S.
AB - Examined early differences in mother–infant interaction as a function of infant birth order and birth spacing. 193 3-mo old infants and their mothers were observed in the home for a 2-hr period during which a wide variety of mother and infant behaviors were recorded. Birth-order effects were significant, with firstborns generally receiving and emitting behavior more frequently than later-borns. Birth-spacing effects were significant for maternal behavior, such that very closely and widely spaced infants received more maternal attention than middle-spaced groups. Both biological and environmental interpretations of these data are offered. The data are related to the theoretical model of the reciprocal nature of the infant–caregiver relationship. (32 ref)
TI - Effects of birth order and spacing on mother–infant interactions
JF - Developmental Psychology
DO - 10.1037/0012-1649.15.6.617
DA - 1979-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/effects-of-birth-order-and-spacing-on-mother-infant-interactions-PPlHgR5QkQ
SP - 617
EP - 625
VL - 15
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -