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Research paper thumbnail of Acknowledgment of Guest Reviewers

Infancy

INFANCY, 3(4), 555–556 Copyright © 2002, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. ... The Editors of Inf... more INFANCY, 3(4), 555–556 Copyright © 2002, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. ... The Editors of Infancy gratefully acknowledge the following scholars who served as guest reviewers from August 2001 through April 2002: ... Moshe Anisfeld Dare Baldwin Bennett I. Bertenthal ...

Research paper thumbnail of Re-examination of Oostenbroek et al. (2016): Evidence for neonatal imitation of tongue protrusion

Developmental Science, 2017

The meaning, mechanism, and function of imitation in early infancy have been actively discussed s... more The meaning, mechanism, and function of imitation in early infancy have been actively discussed since Meltzoff and Moore's (1977) report of facial and manual imitation by human neonates. Oostenbroek et al. (2016) claim to challenge the existence of early imitation and to counter all interpretations so far offered. Such claims, if true, would have implications for theories of social-cognitive development. Here we identify 11 flaws in Oostenbroek et al.'s experimental design that biased the results toward null effects. We requested and obtained the authors' raw data. Contrary to the authors' conclusions, new analyses reveal significant tongue-protrusion imitation at all four ages tested (1, 3, 6, and 9 weeks old). We explain how the authors missed this pattern and offer five recommendations for designing future experiments. Infant imitation raises fundamental issues about action representation, social learning, and brain–be-havior relations. The debate about the origins and development of imitation reflects its importance to theories of developmental science.

Research paper thumbnail of Relation Between Social Withdrawal Symptoms in Full-Term and Premature Infants and Depressive Symtoms in Mothers: A Longitudinal Study

Infant Mental Health Journal, 2013

The objective of this longitudinal study was to investigate the prevalence of infants' social wit... more The objective of this longitudinal study was to investigate the prevalence of infants' social withdrawal and mothers' depressive symptoms in a cohort of full-term infants and their mothers and in a cohort of moderately premature infants and their mothers at 3, 6, and 9 months' postpartum. The Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) was used to assess social withdrawal; the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was administered to ascertain postpartum depressive symptoms. The results revealed a higher proportion of premature infants with social withdrawal at 6 months' postpartum and significantly higher ADBB composite scores at 3 and 6 months of age, as compared with the full-term infants. A higher proportion of mothers in the premature cohort had symptoms of postpartum depression at the 3-month assessment, and they reported a significantly higher EPDS composite score at 3 months' postpartum. There was a significant relation between maternal depressive symptoms at 3 and 6 months and infants' social withdrawal at 9 months, and a significant concurrent relation between the two variables at 6 and 9 months in the full-term cohort. The findings suggest a need to screen for both infant social withdrawal and maternal depressive symptoms in moderately prematurely born infants and their caregivers.

Research paper thumbnail of Early declarative memory predicts productive language: A longitudinal study of deferred imitation and communication at 9 and 16months

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Mentaliseringsförmåga hos barn med tidiga Cochleära implantat : Rapport till Hörselforskningsfonden (anslag B 2007/03)

Research paper thumbnail of Notes on individual differences and the assumed elusiveness of neonatal imitation

Research paper thumbnail of The relationship between nonverbal imitation and gestural communication in 12 to 15 mo old infants

Research paper thumbnail of Inlärning—en sällsynt företeelse

Research paper thumbnail of Social proximity in Swedish mother-daughter and mother-son interactions in infancy

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 2002

This study investigated free play interactions between 20 Swedish mothers and their infants (11 b... more This study investigated free play interactions between 20 Swedish mothers and their infants (11 boys and nine girls) at 9 and 14 months of age. Higher degrees of social proximity within mother± daughters dyads were found, as compared to mother± son dyads. Mothers with daughters also displayed more physical contact at 9 months and scored higher on maternal sensitivity at 14 months, as compared to mothers of boys. Higher degrees of social promixity (combined infant and mother scores) were found at 14 months of age, as compared to 9 months. These findings suggest that despite the high level of gender equality promoted in Swedish society, Swedish mothers treat girls differently from boys.

Research paper thumbnail of Relation Between Social Withdrawal Symptoms in Full-Term and Premature Infants and Depressive Symtoms in Mothers: A Longitudinal Study

Infant Mental Health Journal, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Nonverbal imitation and gestural communication in one year old infants

Infant Behavior and Development, 1984

Research paper thumbnail of Deferred imitation : Individual differences in early memory performance

Research paper thumbnail of Lärande, läsning och multimodalitet

Research paper thumbnail of Neonatal imitation - a fuzzy phenomenon?

Research paper thumbnail of Recall memory, recognition memory and social communication in infancy : Their relation to language and cognition

Research paper thumbnail of Neonatal Imitation : A Social and Biological Phenomenon

Research paper thumbnail of Det sociala spädbarnet

Research paper thumbnail of Imitation and mind-reading : Two connected or disconnected abilities?

Research paper thumbnail of The role of experience in teachers’ social representation of students with autism spectrum diagnosis (Asperger)

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 2331186x 2014 994584, Jan 8, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Att upptäcka skriftspråkets mysterier med hjälp av datorn

Research paper thumbnail of Acknowledgment of Guest Reviewers

Infancy

INFANCY, 3(4), 555–556 Copyright © 2002, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. ... The Editors of Inf... more INFANCY, 3(4), 555–556 Copyright © 2002, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. ... The Editors of Infancy gratefully acknowledge the following scholars who served as guest reviewers from August 2001 through April 2002: ... Moshe Anisfeld Dare Baldwin Bennett I. Bertenthal ...

Research paper thumbnail of Re-examination of Oostenbroek et al. (2016): Evidence for neonatal imitation of tongue protrusion

Developmental Science, 2017

The meaning, mechanism, and function of imitation in early infancy have been actively discussed s... more The meaning, mechanism, and function of imitation in early infancy have been actively discussed since Meltzoff and Moore's (1977) report of facial and manual imitation by human neonates. Oostenbroek et al. (2016) claim to challenge the existence of early imitation and to counter all interpretations so far offered. Such claims, if true, would have implications for theories of social-cognitive development. Here we identify 11 flaws in Oostenbroek et al.'s experimental design that biased the results toward null effects. We requested and obtained the authors' raw data. Contrary to the authors' conclusions, new analyses reveal significant tongue-protrusion imitation at all four ages tested (1, 3, 6, and 9 weeks old). We explain how the authors missed this pattern and offer five recommendations for designing future experiments. Infant imitation raises fundamental issues about action representation, social learning, and brain–be-havior relations. The debate about the origins and development of imitation reflects its importance to theories of developmental science.

Research paper thumbnail of Relation Between Social Withdrawal Symptoms in Full-Term and Premature Infants and Depressive Symtoms in Mothers: A Longitudinal Study

Infant Mental Health Journal, 2013

The objective of this longitudinal study was to investigate the prevalence of infants' social wit... more The objective of this longitudinal study was to investigate the prevalence of infants' social withdrawal and mothers' depressive symptoms in a cohort of full-term infants and their mothers and in a cohort of moderately premature infants and their mothers at 3, 6, and 9 months' postpartum. The Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) was used to assess social withdrawal; the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was administered to ascertain postpartum depressive symptoms. The results revealed a higher proportion of premature infants with social withdrawal at 6 months' postpartum and significantly higher ADBB composite scores at 3 and 6 months of age, as compared with the full-term infants. A higher proportion of mothers in the premature cohort had symptoms of postpartum depression at the 3-month assessment, and they reported a significantly higher EPDS composite score at 3 months' postpartum. There was a significant relation between maternal depressive symptoms at 3 and 6 months and infants' social withdrawal at 9 months, and a significant concurrent relation between the two variables at 6 and 9 months in the full-term cohort. The findings suggest a need to screen for both infant social withdrawal and maternal depressive symptoms in moderately prematurely born infants and their caregivers.

Research paper thumbnail of Early declarative memory predicts productive language: A longitudinal study of deferred imitation and communication at 9 and 16months

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Mentaliseringsförmåga hos barn med tidiga Cochleära implantat : Rapport till Hörselforskningsfonden (anslag B 2007/03)

Research paper thumbnail of Notes on individual differences and the assumed elusiveness of neonatal imitation

Research paper thumbnail of The relationship between nonverbal imitation and gestural communication in 12 to 15 mo old infants

Research paper thumbnail of Inlärning—en sällsynt företeelse

Research paper thumbnail of Social proximity in Swedish mother-daughter and mother-son interactions in infancy

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 2002

This study investigated free play interactions between 20 Swedish mothers and their infants (11 b... more This study investigated free play interactions between 20 Swedish mothers and their infants (11 boys and nine girls) at 9 and 14 months of age. Higher degrees of social proximity within mother± daughters dyads were found, as compared to mother± son dyads. Mothers with daughters also displayed more physical contact at 9 months and scored higher on maternal sensitivity at 14 months, as compared to mothers of boys. Higher degrees of social promixity (combined infant and mother scores) were found at 14 months of age, as compared to 9 months. These findings suggest that despite the high level of gender equality promoted in Swedish society, Swedish mothers treat girls differently from boys.

Research paper thumbnail of Relation Between Social Withdrawal Symptoms in Full-Term and Premature Infants and Depressive Symtoms in Mothers: A Longitudinal Study

Infant Mental Health Journal, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Nonverbal imitation and gestural communication in one year old infants

Infant Behavior and Development, 1984

Research paper thumbnail of Deferred imitation : Individual differences in early memory performance

Research paper thumbnail of Lärande, läsning och multimodalitet

Research paper thumbnail of Neonatal imitation - a fuzzy phenomenon?

Research paper thumbnail of Recall memory, recognition memory and social communication in infancy : Their relation to language and cognition

Research paper thumbnail of Neonatal Imitation : A Social and Biological Phenomenon

Research paper thumbnail of Det sociala spädbarnet

Research paper thumbnail of Imitation and mind-reading : Two connected or disconnected abilities?

Research paper thumbnail of The role of experience in teachers’ social representation of students with autism spectrum diagnosis (Asperger)

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 2331186x 2014 994584, Jan 8, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Att upptäcka skriftspråkets mysterier med hjälp av datorn

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