Axel Schoelmerich
Biographic Data
| ID | 241068 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Axel Schoelmerich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Axel |
| FAMILY NAME | Schoelmerich |
| SIGNATURE | SCHOELMERICH A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ruhr University Bochum |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2597-3365 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The two functions of imitation in the second year of life
Infant imitation serves a cognitive and a social function. As part of their temperament, infants' attention and social orientation mirror these two functions. This longitudinal study investigated the development of the two functions within the second year of life in German infants ( N = 136, 74 female), using standardized tests at the ages of 12, 18, and 24 months, conducted in 2018 and 2019. We measured temperament using two established parental…
Attention Functioning in Children With Prenatal Drug Exposure
Children born to drug abusers are exposed to teratogenic influences on intrauterine brain development and undergo postnatal withdrawal. We investigated the interplay of different domains and levels of attention functioning in 24 prenatally exposed and 25 nonexposed children who were 5 to 6 years old. Assessment included parent ratings and neuropsychological and electrophysiological methods. Exposed children had a higher prevalence of attention de…
The Cultural Structuring of Parenting and Universal Developmental Tasks
Objective. This study explores middle-class Anglo and Puerto Rican mothers' beliefs and self-reported practices related to infant feeding, sleeping, and toilet training. Design. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 60 mothers (Anglo = 32, Puerto Rican = 28) in their homes when their infants were 8 months of age. Results. Compared to Puerto Rican mothers, Anglo mothers had earlier age expectations regarding feeding-related milestones, were mo…
Ethnic Category Labels, Parental Beliefs, and the Contextualized Individual
Objective. Research has suggested that parenting practices reflect cultural meaning systems. Recent debate regarding the use of individualism and sociocentrism as broad constructs that describe parents' cultural meaning systems have centered on the adequacy of such terms to capture the multiplicity of individual orientations that exist within any group. Concomitantly, concerns have been raised that ethnic category labels may be combined with the …
Feeding Practices and Expectations among Middle-Class Anglo and Puerto Rican Mothers of 12-Month-Old Infants
Beliefs and practices regarding infant feeding were examined among middle-class Puerto Rican and Anglo mothers of 12-month-old infants. In particular, Anglo mothers in Connecticut and Puerto Rican mothers in San Juan were interviewed regarding their expectations for the attainment of selected feeding-related milestones and observed in an actual feeding situation with their infants. Results indicate that the two groups of mothers demonstrate coher…
Culture and early infancy among central African foragers and farmers
Everyday infant experiences among the Aka hunter-gatherers and the neighboring Ngandu farmers were observed and compared. Twenty Aka and 21 Ngandu 3- to 4-month-olds and 20 Aka and 20 Ngandu 9- to 10-month-olds were observed for 3 hr on each of 4 days so that all 12 daylight hr were covered. The Aka infants were more likely to be held, fed, and asleep or drowsy, whereas Ngandu infants were more likely to be alone and to fuss or cry, smile, vocali…
The social worlds of 8‐ and 12‐month‐old infants
In this study, we explored the everyday experiences of 40 infants from families who migrated recently from Central America to the US. Another 42 infants from middle class families of Euro‐American background were included to facilitate the evaluation of our methodology and findings. Detailed descriptions of the previous 24 hours were obtained by interviewing the mothers when their infants were 8 and 12 months of age. The infants' experiences and …
Culture and early infancy among central African foragers and farmers
Everyday infant experiences among the Aka hunter-gatherers and the neighboring Ngandu farmers were observed and compared. Twenty Aka and 21 Ngandu 3- to 4-month-olds and 20 Aka and 20 Ngandu 9- to 10-month-olds were observed for 3 hr on each of 4 days so that all 12 daylight hr were covered. The Aka infants were more likely to be held, fed, and asleep or drowsy, whereas Ngandu infants were more likely to be alone and to fuss or cry, smile, vocali…
The Cultural Structuring of Parenting and Universal Developmental Tasks
Objective. This study explores middle-class Anglo and Puerto Rican mothers' beliefs and self-reported practices related to infant feeding, sleeping, and toilet training. Design. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 60 mothers (Anglo = 32, Puerto Rican = 28) in their homes when their infants were 8 months of age. Results. Compared to Puerto Rican mothers, Anglo mothers had earlier age expectations regarding feeding-related milestones, were mo…
Ethnic Category Labels, Parental Beliefs, and the Contextualized Individual
Objective. Research has suggested that parenting practices reflect cultural meaning systems. Recent debate regarding the use of individualism and sociocentrism as broad constructs that describe parents' cultural meaning systems have centered on the adequacy of such terms to capture the multiplicity of individual orientations that exist within any group. Concomitantly, concerns have been raised that ethnic category labels may be combined with the …
The social worlds of 8‐ and 12‐month‐old infants
In this study, we explored the everyday experiences of 40 infants from families who migrated recently from Central America to the US. Another 42 infants from middle class families of Euro‐American background were included to facilitate the evaluation of our methodology and findings. Detailed descriptions of the previous 24 hours were obtained by interviewing the mothers when their infants were 8 and 12 months of age. The infants' experiences and …
Feeding Practices and Expectations among Middle-Class Anglo and Puerto Rican Mothers of 12-Month-Old Infants
Beliefs and practices regarding infant feeding were examined among middle-class Puerto Rican and Anglo mothers of 12-month-old infants. In particular, Anglo mothers in Connecticut and Puerto Rican mothers in San Juan were interviewed regarding their expectations for the attainment of selected feeding-related milestones and observed in an actual feeding situation with their infants. Results indicate that the two groups of mothers demonstrate coher…
The social worlds of 8‐ and 12‐month‐old infants
In this study, we explored the everyday experiences of 40 infants from families who migrated recently from Central America to the US. Another 42 infants from middle class families of Euro‐American background were included to facilitate the evaluation of our methodology and findings. Detailed descriptions of the previous 24 hours were obtained by interviewing the mothers when their infants were 8 and 12 months of age. The infants' experiences and …
Culture and early infancy among central African foragers and farmers
Everyday infant experiences among the Aka hunter-gatherers and the neighboring Ngandu farmers were observed and compared. Twenty Aka and 21 Ngandu 3- to 4-month-olds and 20 Aka and 20 Ngandu 9- to 10-month-olds were observed for 3 hr on each of 4 days so that all 12 daylight hr were covered. The Aka infants were more likely to be held, fed, and asleep or drowsy, whereas Ngandu infants were more likely to be alone and to fuss or cry, smile, vocali…
Ethnic Category Labels, Parental Beliefs, and the Contextualized Individual
Objective. Research has suggested that parenting practices reflect cultural meaning systems. Recent debate regarding the use of individualism and sociocentrism as broad constructs that describe parents' cultural meaning systems have centered on the adequacy of such terms to capture the multiplicity of individual orientations that exist within any group. Concomitantly, concerns have been raised that ethnic category labels may be combined with the …
Feeding Practices and Expectations among Middle-Class Anglo and Puerto Rican Mothers of 12-Month-Old Infants
Beliefs and practices regarding infant feeding were examined among middle-class Puerto Rican and Anglo mothers of 12-month-old infants. In particular, Anglo mothers in Connecticut and Puerto Rican mothers in San Juan were interviewed regarding their expectations for the attainment of selected feeding-related milestones and observed in an actual feeding situation with their infants. Results indicate that the two groups of mothers demonstrate coher…
The Cultural Structuring of Parenting and Universal Developmental Tasks
Objective. This study explores middle-class Anglo and Puerto Rican mothers' beliefs and self-reported practices related to infant feeding, sleeping, and toilet training. Design. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 60 mothers (Anglo = 32, Puerto Rican = 28) in their homes when their infants were 8 months of age. Results. Compared to Puerto Rican mothers, Anglo mothers had earlier age expectations regarding feeding-related milestones, were mo…
Attention Functioning in Children With Prenatal Drug Exposure
Children born to drug abusers are exposed to teratogenic influences on intrauterine brain development and undergo postnatal withdrawal. We investigated the interplay of different domains and levels of attention functioning in 24 prenatally exposed and 25 nonexposed children who were 5 to 6 years old. Assessment included parent ratings and neuropsychological and electrophysiological methods. Exposed children had a higher prevalence of attention de…
The two functions of imitation in the second year of life
Infant imitation serves a cognitive and a social function. As part of their temperament, infants' attention and social orientation mirror these two functions. This longitudinal study investigated the development of the two functions within the second year of life in German infants ( N = 136, 74 female), using standardized tests at the ages of 12, 18, and 24 months, conducted in 2018 and 2019. We measured temperament using two established parental…
Psychology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (2 works) · Individualism (2 works)