A5029000057- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Representations and Identity
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Infant Health and Development
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Language Development and Disorders
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Health and Medical Studies
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Psychological and Educational Research Studies
- Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Community Health and Development
- Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Linguistic Education and Pedagogy
Osnabrück University
2015-2024
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2018-2022
University of Zurich
1982-2021
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology
2015
Google (United States)
2015
J. J. Keller & Associates (United States)
2015
Philipps University of Marburg
2006-2013
Cosmetics Europe
2013
Bielefeld University
2012
University of Oulu
2012
This study conceptualizes a cultural model of parenting. It is argued that models are expressed in the degree familism, which informs socialization goals embodied parenting ethnotheories. Three were differentiated priori: independent, interdependent, and autonomous-related. Samples recruited expected to represent these models: German, Euro-American, Greek middle-class women representing independent model; Cameroonian Nso Gujarati farming interdependent urban Indian, Chinese, Mexican, Costa...
This article proposes to reconceptualize attachment theory as a culture-sensitive framework. First the seminal contribution of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth are recognized in proposing new paradigm for understanding children’s development, synthesizing interdisciplinary knowledge relationship formation present during 1950s (Bowlby) developing fieldwork approach combination with quasi-experimental procedures laboratory (Ainsworth). It is argued that students have expanded framework respect...
The first part of this paper reviews the basic tenets attachment theory with respect to differences in cultural socialization strategies. In one strategy infants have lead, and social environment is responsive infant’s wishes preferences. another caregivers—children or adults—are experts who know what best for a baby without exploring his her mental states. Accordingly, definition conceived as negotiable emotional bond network responsibilities. Attachment represents Western middle-class...
Abstract Global Early Childhood Development (ECD)—an applied field with the aim to improve “brain structure and function” of future generations in global South—has moved center international development. ECD rests heavily on evidence claims about widespread cognitive, social, emotional deficits South benefits changing parenting practices order optimize early childhood We challenge these grounds that leading literature excludes research from anthropology, cultural psychology, related fields...
This study relates parenting of 3‐month‐old children to children's self‐recognition and self‐regulation at 18 20 months. As hypothesized, observational data revealed differences in the sociocultural orientations 3 cultural samples' styles toddlers' development self‐regulation. Children Cameroonian Nso farmers who experience a proximal style develop earlier, Greek urban middle‐class families distal Costa Rican aspects both fall between other 2 groups on self‐recognition. Results are discussed...
This article offers a conceptual framework for the study of development emotion regulation during infancy that synthesizes evolutionary theory with cultural psychology. Two prototypical environments are characterized: Western urban middle-class families and rural farmer in non-Western societies. The adult psychologies adapted to these oriented toward autonomy relatedness, respectively. A combined methodological approach quantitative qualitative procedures demonstrates expression emotions is...
This paper conceptualizes cultural models about the developmental period of infancy. The are derived from existing literature and our own research. We especially focusing on observational studies assessing infants’ parenting experiences (breastfeeding, body contact, stimulation, object face to contact attention positive negative stimuli) in rural, agrarian Cameroonian Nso urban German middle-class families. also report results video-based ethnographic interviews parental ethnotheories these...
In this cross-cultural study, we tested 2 main hypotheses: first, that an early self-concept along with self-other differentiation is a universal precursor of prosocial behavior in 19-month-olds, and second, the importance attached to relational socialization goals (SGs) concerning interpersonal responsiveness (obedience, behavior) related toddlers' behavior.Contrary these predictions, results show mirror self-recognition, as indicator self-concept, was correlated prosociality only Berlin...
This study analyzed German and Nso mothers’ auditory, proximal, visual contingent responses to their infants’ nondistress vocalizations in postnatal Weeks 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. Visual contingency scores increased whereas proximal decreased over time for the independent (German urban middle‐class, N = 20) but not interdependent sociocultural context (rural farmers, 24). It seems, therefore, that culture‐specific differences modal patterns of responsiveness emerge during 2nd 3rd months life....
Abstract— Autonomy and relatedness are considered basic human needs that manifest differently in different cultural environments response to contextual demands. This article conceptualizes 3 types of environments—prototypical Western, urban, middle‐class families; prototypical rural, subsistence‐based farming a hybrid milieu urban families from non‐Western environments—and proposes autonomy have meanings each type. In contexts which individuals high degree formal education (Western...
Background/objective: Chest pain is a common complaint and reason for consultation. We aimed to study the epidemiology of chest with respect underlying aetiologies establish pre-work-up probabilities primary care setting. Methods: included 1212 consecutive patients pain, aged 35 years older, attending 74 general practitioners (GPs). GPs recorded symptoms findings each patient provided follow-up information. An independent interdisciplinary reference panel reviewed clinical data every decided...
Cultures differ with respect to parenting strategies already during infancy. Distal parenting, i.e., face-to-face context and object stimulation, is prevalent in urban educated middle-class families of Western cultures; proximal body contact rural, low-educated farmer families. Parents from cultures a more interdependent history use both strategies. Besides these cultural preferences, little known about the relations between styles as well behavioural systems constituting them. In this study...
The development of self‐regulation has been studied primarily in Western middle‐class contexts and has, therefore, neglected what is known about culturally varying self‐concepts socialization strategies. research reported here compared the self‐regulatory competencies German ( N = 125) rural Cameroonian Nso preschoolers 76) using Marshmallow test (Mischel, 2014). Study 1 revealed that 4‐year‐old children showed better delay‐of‐gratification performance than their peers. 2 culture‐specific...
This article explores ethical issues raised by parenting interventions implemented in communities low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) with rural, subsistence lifestyles. Many of these foster “positive practices” improve children’s chances fulfilling their developmental potential. The practices are derived from attachment theory and presented as the universal standard good care. But attachment-based is typical primarily people living Western lifestyles runs counter different ways many...
Several theoretical conceptions emphasize the importance of prompt responses to infant's signals in providing them with early causal experiences. The present paper examines if a maternal tendency toward can be identified by distributional analyses response latencies and this shown for different communicative channels (in verbal/vocal, nonverbal, intermodal communication). In addition, focuses on relation between temporal contingency behavior measures interactional quality. Interactional...
Abstract The present study compares conceptions about parenting in two cultural communities that may be expected to hold different views on parent–child relationships. Sociodemographically diverse samples of 46 Northern German and 39 West African Nso women evaluated behavior observed 10 videotaped mother–infant interaction sequences. individual evaluations were assessed group contexts. statements analyzed with respect their reference systems mechanisms as conceptualized the component model...