Social Interactions of Guatemalan Infants

The Importance of Different Caregivers

Bibliographic Data

ID2313549
AuthorsRobert E Lasky (University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, corresponding author), Robert E Klein (0009-0007-9468-7438, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama), Charles Yarbrough (Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama), Martha-Julia Sellars (Harvard University), Jerome Kagan (Harvard University)
Year1983
Volume14
Issue1
Pages17-28
Publication date1983-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022002183014001002
OpenAlexW2133365591
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited5

The behavior of 52 rural Guatemalan infants of ages 8, 12, and 16 months was observed and recorded in their homes. Most interactions initiated by the caretaker seemed to consist largely of caretaking activities, and a relatively large verbal component was evident only with increasing age. Specific caretakers were associated with specific types of social interactions. The mother was the primary caretaker, being responsible for most of the carrying, questioning, ordering, teaching, and prohibiting of her son or daughter. Interactions initiated by the infant generally included touching and preverbal vocalizations. Most social play and touching involved siblings. Visual interest, vocalizing, and smiling were greatest when directed to a person outside the nuclear family. The father was found to have little effect on the social environment of the infants observed

Daughter · Developmental psychology · Social relation · Child Development and Digital Technology · Children's Rights and Participation · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology

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