Infant Experience and Childhood Cognition: A Longitudinal Study among the Logoli of Kenya

Infant Experience and Childhood Cognition: A Longitudinal Study among the Logoli of Kenya

Children of the Longoli tribe of Kenya (N = 11) who had been observed in their natural settings at age 1 were administered cognitive tests at age 5. Certain early care factors, eg, low f of mother-holding & a relatively long response-latency to crying, were interpreted as aiding the infant to &q...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ethos (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 1984, Vol.12 (4), p.291-306
Hauptverfasser: Munroe, Ruth H., Munroe, Robert L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Child development
Child psychology
Childhood
Childrearing Practices
Children
Cognition
Cognitive Development
Infancy
Infant care
Infants
Kenya
Mothers
Siblings
Social Distance
Traditional Societies
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Zusammenfassung:Children of the Longoli tribe of Kenya (N = 11) who had been observed in their natural settings at age 1 were administered cognitive tests at age 5. Certain early care factors, eg, low f of mother-holding & a relatively long response-latency to crying, were interpreted as aiding the infant to "distance" itself from the social environment, thereby promoting a heightened awareness of its surroundings. It was found that these early "distancing" treatments were correlated with superior cognitive performance at age 5. 2 Tables, 40 References. Modified AA
ISSN:0091-2131
1548-1352
DOI:10.1525/eth.1984.12.4.02a00010