Contagious crying beyond the first days of life

被引:85
作者
Geangu, Elena [1 ]
Benga, Oana [2 ]
Stahl, Daniel [3 ]
Striano, Tricia [4 ]
机构
[1] Romanian Acad Sci, George Baritiu Inst, Cluj Napoca 3400, Cluj, Romania
[2] Univ Babes Bolyai, R-3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania
[3] Kings Coll London, London, England
[4] CUNY, Hunter Coll, New York, NY USA
关键词
Emotional contagion; Empathy; Emotional prosody; Infancy; MIRROR NEURON SYSTEM; FACIAL EXPRESSIONS; VOCAL EXPRESSIONS; INFANTS; EMPATHY; DISCRIMINATION; RESPONSES; DISTRESS; EMOTIONALITY; COGNITION;
D O I
10.1016/j.infbeh.2010.03.004
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Newborns cry in response to another newborn cry and researchers agree that these are the very early signs of empathy development. Yet, little is known about the development of these affect sharing reactions in infancy, beyond the very first few days after birth. The aim of this study is to investigate the presence of contagious cry phenomenon in infancy. Infants aged 1-, 3-, 6-, and 9-month-old were presented with the sound of another infant cry vocalizations. Their emotional reactions were recorded in terms of vocal (presence of vocal distress, latency, and intensity) and facial (anger and sadness) expressions of emotions. Results show that during the presentation of a pain cry sound, 1, 3, 6, and 9 months old infants manifest increased vocal and facial expressions of distress. These affect sharing reactions do not decrease with age. Both boys and girls manifest similar levels of contagious crying reactions. The results are discussed in terms of early empathy development. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:279 / 288
页数:10
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