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Elucidating the mechanisms of parent-infant nonverbal communication through hug measurement

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K12580
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 90030:Cognitive science-related
Research InstitutionToho University

Principal Investigator

Sachine YOSHIDA  東邦大学, 医学部, 講師 (90513458)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 船戸 弘正  東邦大学, 医学部, 教授 (90363118)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords乳児 / 親子関係 / 体性感覚 / 心拍変動 / 幼児 / 親子 / 子育て / コミュニケ-ション
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究の目的は、コミュニケーションとしての抱っこを指標に“親子の絆”の実体を明らかにすることである。小型軽量化・無線化が進むセンサ技術を活用して、親の抱く強さや、抱っこで生じる親子の変化について、心拍変動解析を中心に発達を追って検討する。「抱っこ」という世界各地でなされる身近な子育て動作を科学的に検証し、日常の子育て、さらには子育て指針策定に貢献する基礎データ取得を目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The effects of a "hug," where parents tightly embrace their child to express joy and affection, were examined using the R-R interval (RRI) increase ratio as an indicator. RRI is the reciprocal of the heart rate, meaning that the RRI increase ratio rises when the heart rate decreases. For infants older than four months, the RRI increase ratio when hugged by their parents was higher compared to when hugged by an unfamiliar woman with sufficient childcare experience, indicating a state of relaxation. Infants younger than four months did not show this change. The parents also showed a higher RRI increase ratio when they hugged their infants compared to before the hug. These physiological changes are expected to contribute to understanding the sense of security in pre-verbal children, which has been challenging to verify scientifically, and to elucidating the essence of parent-infant nonverbal communication.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

健康な子どもの心身発達には、親子の触れ合いが重要とされているが、触れ合いが即時的に子どもに及ぼす影響はよく分かっていなかった。本研究では代表的な親子の触れ合いであるハグを定量的に解析することで、日常の育児動作が乳児に及ぼす影響や親への愛着形成における体性感覚刺激の役割の一端を明らかにした。これまで経験則に基づくことが多かった育児や保育に、科学的根拠をもった触れ合いの在り方を提示する成果となった。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 3 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Oxytocin Facilitates Allomaternal Behavior under Stress in Laboratory Mice2022

    • Author(s)
      Tsuneoka Yousuke、Yoshihara Chihiro、Ohnishi Ryuko、Yoshida Sachine、Miyazawa Eri、Yamada Masanobu、Horiguchi Kazuhiko、Young W. Scott、Nishimori Katsuhiko、Kato Tadafumi、Kuroda Kumi O.
    • Journal Title

      eneuro

      Volume: 9(1): ENEURO.0405-21.2022 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-22

    • DOI

      10.1523/eneuro.0405-21.2022

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Physical contact in parent-infant relationship and its effect on fostering a feeling of safety2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida Sachine、Funato Hiromasa
    • Journal Title

      iScience

      Volume: 24 Issue: 7 Pages: 102721-102721

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.isci.2021.102721

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Infants show physiological responses specific to parental hugs2020

    • Author(s)
      Sachine Yoshida, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Takuya Sasatani, Ken Kiyono, Yo Kobayashi, Hiromasa Funato
    • Journal Title

      iScience

      Volume: accepted Issue: 4 Pages: 100996-100996

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.isci.2020.100996

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 赤ちゃんが「抱っこ」から得ているもの2023

    • Author(s)
      吉田さちね
    • Organizer
      日本赤ちゃん学会第23回学術集会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Physiological changes during physical contact with caregivers in mammalian infants and their involvement in attachment formation2023

    • Author(s)
      Sachine Yoshida
    • Organizer
      日本生理学会第100回記念大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Sensing of physical contact between parents and infants for understanding the neural basis of the feeling of safety2022

    • Author(s)
      Sachine Yoshida, Hiromasa Funato
    • Organizer
      Neuro2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 父母によるチーム子育てがうまく回り始めるプロセスを考える2022

    • Author(s)
      吉田さちね
    • Organizer
      赤ちゃん学会第22回学術集会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 親子の触れ合いをセンシングする2022

    • Author(s)
      吉田さちね
    • Organizer
      日本VR学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Social buffering of isolation by somatosensory stimulation in mouse pups2022

    • Author(s)
      Sachine Yoshida, Hiromasa Funato
    • Organizer
      Neuroscience 2022 (SfN)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 親との身体接触で起こる幼若哺乳類の生理変化とその神経制御機構の検討2021

    • Author(s)
      吉田さちね、船戸弘正
    • Organizer
      第127回日本解剖学会総会・全国学術集会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Physiological changes in parents and infants induced by physical contact2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida Sachine、Hiromasa Funato
    • Organizer
      第126回日本解剖学会総会全国学術集会・第98回日本生理学会大会合同大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Measurement of heart rate variability during hugs in parents and infants2020

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida Sachine、Kawahara Yoshihiro、Sasatani Takuya、Kiyono Ken、Kobayashi Yo、Funato Hiromasa
    • Organizer
      vICIS2020 (The International Congress of Infant Studies)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Physiological responses in human infants during hugs by their parents2020

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida Sachine、Kawahara Yoshihiro、Sasatani Takuya、Kiyono Ken、Kobayashi Yo、Funato Hiromasa
    • Organizer
      第43回日本神経科学大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 赤ちゃんが愛情を抱くメカニズム2023

    • Author(s)
      吉田さちね
    • Total Pages
      6
    • Publisher
      日経サイエンス
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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