Children of consistently contingent mothers (30%+ contingent at all three time-points) scored higher on grasping, delay and cognitive measures than children of inconsistently contingent mothers¶
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q2 i? Independent-samples t-tests showed the consistent contingent group outperformed the inconsistent group on the Grasping Task, the delay tasks and the Bayley Cognitive Scale. → Dave Neale & David Whitebread 2019
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Dave Neale & David Whitebread 2019¶
Dave Neale & David Whitebread. (2019). Maternal scaffolding during play with 12- to 24-month-old infants: stability over time and relations with emerging effortful control. Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-019-09196-6
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Mothers were split into a consistent contingent group (n = 18, at least 30% contingent at all time-points) and an inconsistent group (n = 18). Significant differences also appeared on the Grasping Task, t(31) = −2.75, p = .01, and BSID:CS, t(22) = −2.71, p = .01; no effect sizes printed.
"On the delay tasks the consistent group (M =. 3 8 ,SD = .78) scored higher than the inconsistent group (M = −.47, SD =. 5 5 ) ,t(29) = −3.51, p = .001 (two-tailed)."
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Children of consistently contingent mothers (30%+ contingent at all three time-points) scored higher on grasping, delay and cognitive measures than children of inconsistently contingent mothers |
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Children of consistently contingent mothers (30%+ contingent at all three time-points) scored higher on grasping, delay and cognitive measures than children of inconsistently contingent mothers |
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