Shared minds
How mothers and infants co-construct early patterns of choice within intentional communication partnerships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11276716 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carol Harding (Loyola University Chicago, corresponding author), Carol Gibb Harding, Lenore Weissmann (Loyola University Chicago), Susan Kromelow (Loyola University Chicago), Stephanie R Stilson (Loyola University Chicago) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-39 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1097-0355(199721)18:1<24::aid-imhj3>3.0.co;2-0 |
| OpenAlex | W2022966867 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
The qualitative research method of case study inquiry is employed to investigate different patterns observed in early communicative interactions between two infants and their mothers. These mothers and babies were similar in significant ways: Both mothers were observed to be competent, well-functioning adults and reported no communicative or parenting dysfunction: both infants were evaluated as developing normally in terms of their cognitive level and acquisition of communication behaviors. However, a difference was observed between the dyads in their effectiveness in contributing to the infants' development as intentional communicators. The extent to which an infant and mother “share minds” is proposed as accounting for the observed difference. This phenomenon of “shared minds” is examined by observing the process of choice co-construction engaged in by mothers and infants during communication. It is concluded that characteristics of these early co-constructions influence the way in which the young child begins to act with intention and to interpret him- or herself and others as intentional communicative beings. © 1997 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
Association (psychology) · Cognition · Construct (python library) · Developmental psychology · Mental health · Phenomenon · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2003 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |