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Vyt A., Bloch H. et Bornstein M. H. (eds) (1994), Early Child development in the French Tradition, Contribution from current research, Hillsdale, New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
No full textLeveau Hélène. Vyt A., Bloch H. et Bornstein M. H. (eds) (1994), Early Child development in the French Tradition, Contribution from current research, Hillsdale, New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. In: Enfance, n°1, 1996. pp. 79-80
Vyt A., Bloch H. et Bornstein M. H. (eds) (1994), Early Child development in the French Tradition, Contribution from current research, Hillsdale, New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
No full textLeveau Hélène. Vyt A., Bloch H. et Bornstein M. H. (eds) (1994), Early Child development in the French Tradition, Contribution from current research, Hillsdale, New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. In: Enfance, n°1, 1996. pp. 79-80
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Mothers’ Beliefs about Their Parenting Very Young Children
No full textParental beliefs are relevant to child development because they shape parenting behaviors and help to determine and regulate child cognitive and socioemotional growth. Here we investigated cross-cultural variation in Italian and U.S. mothers’ parental beliefs about their social and didactic interactions with their young children. To compare parental beliefs, the Parental Style Questionnaire (PSQ) was administered to samples of 273 Italian mothers and 279 U.S. mothers of 20-month-olds (55% male). To conduct substantive cross-cultural comparisons of beliefs, the measurement invariance of the PSQ was first established by hierarchical multi-group confirmatory factor analyses. The PSQ was essentially invariant across cultures. Italian mothers reported that they engaged in both social and didactic behaviors with their young children less frequently than U.S. mothers. Results of our study confirm that mothers in different cultures differentially value parental stimulation and its relevance for early child development
Cross-Cultural Comparison of Italian and U.S. Mothers’ Beliefs About Parenting Young Children
No full textGenetic factors and adults' expectations towards relationships interact in affecting physiological responses to social distress
No full textDistinct expectations towards interaction with conspecifics and genetic predispositions differently affect adults’ social behaviours. However, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, we hypothesized an interaction between genetic factors (oxytocin receptor, OXTR, and serotonin transporter, 5-HTTLPR, gene polymorphisms) and adult interactional patterns in shaping physiological responses to social distress. During the presentation of distress vocalizations (human female, infant and bonobo cries) we assessed participants’ (N=42 males) heart rate (HR) and peripheral nose temperature, which index state of arousal and readiness to action. Self-reported questionnaires were used to evaluate participants’ interactional patterns towards peers (Attachment Style Questionnaire, Feeney et al., 1994), and the quality of bond with intimate partners (Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, Fraley et al., 2000). To assess participants’ genetic predispositions OXTR gene (regions rs53576,rs2254298) and 5-HTTLPR gene (region SLC6A4) were genotyped. Analysis revealed a significant Gene X Environment interaction. S carriers in 5-HTTLPR gene(related to lower reactivity to external social stimuli) with high need for approval from peers and high abandonment anxiety towards partners showed HR increase in response to cries. Whereas, GG homozygotes in rs53576(related to higher sociality) with higher abandonment anxiety showed HR decrease. Furthermore, GG homozygous in rs53576 and A carriers in rs2254298 (related to higher sensitivity to environment) when reporting lower fear of intimacy with peers showed nose temperature decrease in response to cries. Findings highlight that the interaction between genetic factors and social expectations by shaping physiological activations, indirectly contribute in shaping individuals’ social adaptiveness and well-being in distressing social situations
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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