Maternal tendency to focus on infant's mind : Relation among maternal perception, behavior and infant's mind understanding

• Project/Area Number: 20830137
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: Shiraumegakuen College
• Principal Investigator: SHINOHARA Ikuko Shiraumegakuen College, 保育科, 講師 (30512446)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,341,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,570,000、Indirect Cost: ¥771,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,781,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,370,000、Indirect Cost: ¥411,000)
• Keywords: 乳児期 / 母子関係 / mind-mindedness / emotional availability / 縦断研究 / 発達心理学 / 個人差 / 心の理解 / 心の理論

Research Abstract

This study investigated on maternal tendency to focus on infant's mind. The relation among mother's tendency to attribute some mental states to infant and her behavior toward her infant was investigated. It was found that mother who tended to think about infant's mind structured mother-infant play appropriately by taking care to follow the infant's inner states.

Research Products

• [Presentation] 乳児との「対話」を築く-大人の洞察が持つ役割- (2010)
  • Author(s): 篠原郁子
  • Organizer: 第21回日本発達心理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 神戸国際会議場(兵庫県)
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-27
• [Presentation] 乳児との『対話』を築く-大人の洞察が持つ役割- (2010)
  • Author(s): 篠原郁子
  • Organizer: 第21回日本発達心理学会
• [Presentation]
  • Place of Presentation: (ラウンドテーブル口頭発表)