---
_id: '17204'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'In a longitudinal naturalistic study, we observed German mothers interacting
    with their infants when they were 3 and 6 months old. Pursuing the idea that infants’
    attention is socialized in everyday interactions, we explored whether eye contact
    is reinforced selectively by behavioral modification in the input provided to
    infants. Applying a microanalytical approach focusing on the sequential organization
    of interaction, we explored how the mother draws the infant’s attention to herself
    and how she tries to maintain attention when the infant is looking at her. Results
    showed that eye contact is reinforced by specific infant-directed practices: interrogatives
    and conversational openings, multimodal stimulation, repetition, and imitation.
    In addition, these practices are contingent on the infant’s own behavior. By comparing
    the two data points (3 and 6 months), we showed how the education of attention
    evolves hand-in-hand with the developing capacities of the infant.'
author:
- first_name: Iris
  full_name: Nomikou, Iris
  last_name: Nomikou
- first_name: Katharina
  full_name: Rohlfing, Katharina
  id: '50352'
  last_name: Rohlfing
- first_name: Joanna
  full_name: Szufnarowska, Joanna
  last_name: Szufnarowska
citation:
  ama: 'Nomikou I, Rohlfing K, Szufnarowska J. Educating attention: recruiting, maintaining,
    and framing eye contact in early natural mother-infant interactions. <i>Interaction
    Studies</i>. 2013;14(2):240-267. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1075/is.14.2.05nom">10.1075/is.14.2.05nom</a>'
  apa: 'Nomikou, I., Rohlfing, K., &#38; Szufnarowska, J. (2013). Educating attention:
    recruiting, maintaining, and framing eye contact in early natural mother-infant
    interactions. <i>Interaction Studies</i>, <i>14</i>(2), 240–267. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1075/is.14.2.05nom">https://doi.org/10.1075/is.14.2.05nom</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Nomikou_Rohlfing_Szufnarowska_2013, title={Educating attention:
    recruiting, maintaining, and framing eye contact in early natural mother-infant
    interactions}, volume={14}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1075/is.14.2.05nom">10.1075/is.14.2.05nom</a>},
    number={2}, journal={Interaction Studies}, publisher={John Benjamins Publishing
    Company}, author={Nomikou, Iris and Rohlfing, Katharina and Szufnarowska, Joanna},
    year={2013}, pages={240–267} }'
  chicago: 'Nomikou, Iris, Katharina Rohlfing, and Joanna Szufnarowska. “Educating
    Attention: Recruiting, Maintaining, and Framing Eye Contact in Early Natural Mother-Infant
    Interactions.” <i>Interaction Studies</i> 14, no. 2 (2013): 240–67. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1075/is.14.2.05nom">https://doi.org/10.1075/is.14.2.05nom</a>.'
  ieee: 'I. Nomikou, K. Rohlfing, and J. Szufnarowska, “Educating attention: recruiting,
    maintaining, and framing eye contact in early natural mother-infant interactions,”
    <i>Interaction Studies</i>, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 240–267, 2013, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1075/is.14.2.05nom">10.1075/is.14.2.05nom</a>.'
  mla: 'Nomikou, Iris, et al. “Educating Attention: Recruiting, Maintaining, and Framing
    Eye Contact in Early Natural Mother-Infant Interactions.” <i>Interaction Studies</i>,
    vol. 14, no. 2, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013, pp. 240–67, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1075/is.14.2.05nom">10.1075/is.14.2.05nom</a>.'
  short: I. Nomikou, K. Rohlfing, J. Szufnarowska, Interaction Studies 14 (2013) 240–267.
date_created: 2020-06-24T13:01:23Z
date_updated: 2023-02-01T16:12:50Z
department:
- _id: '749'
doi: 10.1075/is.14.2.05nom
intvolume: '        14'
issue: '2'
keyword:
- interactional adaptation
- multimodal input
- social learning
- ecology of attention
- eye contact
language:
- iso: eng
page: 240-267
publication: Interaction Studies
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1572-0381
publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
status: public
title: 'Educating attention: recruiting, maintaining, and framing eye contact in early
  natural mother-infant interactions'
type: journal_article
user_id: '14931'
volume: 14
year: '2013'
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