Number and type of toys affect joint attention of mothers and infants

dc.contributor.authorKoşkulu, Sümeyye
dc.contributor.authorKüntay, Aylin C.
dc.contributor.authorLiszkowski, Ulf
dc.contributor.authorUzundağ, Berna A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-12T19:32:30Z
dc.date.available2021-06-12T19:32:30Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractEstablishing joint attention with a caregiver on a physical object provides an optimal environment for language learning for infants. In the present study, we investigated whether 12-month-olds and their mothers establish higher quality joint attention interactions in the presence of fewer compared to more toys. As a secondary goal, we investigated how different types of toys affect how mother-infant dyads establish joint attention. In a five-minute free play setting, mothers and infants participated in either Five Toy (n = 48) or Twelve Toy (n = 33) groups. They were given organizational (i.e., toys that require arrangement of parts), responsive (i.e., toys that emit sounds via manipulation), and symbolic toys (i.e., toys that elicit pretend play). Results showed that compared to the Twelve Toy group, joint attention interactions in the Five Toy group were less frequent, lasted longer, were more likely to be initiated by maternal following than by maternal directing of infants’ attention, and more likely to be coordinated in which infants demonstrated awareness of the mothers’ simultaneous attentional focus by looking at their mothers, vocalizing, or turn-taking. We further found longer joint attention durations on organizational compared to symbolic toys, which were preferred to a lesser extent by the dyads. With responsive toys, mothers were more likely to initiate joint attention by following their infants’ attention. Joint attention interactions lasted longer and were more likely to be coordinated in the second half compared to the first half of the play session, suggesting that over time it became easier for the mothers and infants to settle on certain toys for more elaborate play. In sum, mothers and infants establish higher-quality joint attention with fewer toys in general and with organizational toys in particular.en_US
dc.identifier.citation5
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101589en_US
dc.identifier.issn0163-6383en_US
dc.identifier.issn0163-6383
dc.identifier.pmid34058634en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85106949991en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/4040
dc.identifier.volume64en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000686759600023en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.institutionauthorUzundağ, Berna A.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Ltden_US
dc.relation.journalInfant Behavior and Developmenten_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectJoint attentionen_US
dc.subjectMother-infant interactionen_US
dc.subjectNumber of toysen_US
dc.subjectPlayen_US
dc.subjectType of toysen_US
dc.titleNumber and type of toys affect joint attention of mothers and infantsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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