Infant day care and the concept of developmental risk
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11277205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David A Caruso (University of Rhode Island, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 358-364 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.1002/1097-0355(199024)11:4<358::aid-imhj2280110408>3.0.co;2-c |
| OpenAlex | W1989542688 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
This paper presents a discussion of the issue of infant day care as a risk condition for later developmental problems. It focuses on the appropriateness of using a risk factor conceptualization for describing research on infant day care and on important research questions that have largely been ignored in recent discussions of the effects of infant day care experience on development. A number of criteria for assigning risk factor status to associational findings are discussed, and it is suggested that this approach does not seem justified with regard to the current research on infant day care. Several studies that have examined infants' actual experiences in day care settings and compared these to home-reared infants' experiences are discussed as an example of important research that broadens our approach to understanding this complex issue. It is suggested that the discussion of research in this area return to the traditional terminology of associational findings rather than the narrow conceptualization of risk conditions.
Conceptualization · Day care · Developmental psychology · Terminology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Computer Science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
Nonmaternal Care in the First Year of Life and the Security of Infant-Parent Attachment
The Relationship between Quality of Attachment and Behavior Problems in Preschool in a High-Risk Sample
The effects of infant day care through the prism of attachment theory
The ‘Effects’ of infant day care reconsidered” reconsidered
The infant day care controversy
Caregiving and infant behavior in day care and in homes
What happens when mother is away
Psychosocial resilience and protective mechanisms
Handbook of Infant Development
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1990 - 1990 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |