isabella et al (1989) - caregiver-infant interactions study support

Question 1

what type of analysis did isabella et al use?

Answer 1

frame-by-frame analysis

Question 2

what was isabella et al’s procedure?

Answer 2

• observed 30 mothers and babies together and assessed the degree of interactional synchrony they displayed.
• the researchers also assessed the quality of mother-baby attachment in these mothers and babies by observing them a first time and then a second time a few months later to see how their interactions developed over time

Question 3

where were isabella et al’s findings?

Answer 3

• that mothers and babies that showed high levels of interactional synchrony and reciprocity had strong attachment bonds.
• isabella et al found a positive correlation between interactional synchrony and the strength of the attachment bond.