2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

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

Research Project

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
Keywords	乳児期 / 母子関係 / mind-mindedness / emotional availability / 縦断研究
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.

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