Abstract
This study investigated a novel approach to obtaining data on parent and infant emotion during the Face-to-Face/Still-Face paradigm, and examined these data in light of previous findings regarding early autism risk. One-hundred and eighty eight non-expert students rated 38 parents and infant siblings of children who did (20) or did not (18) have autism spectrum disorders. Ratings averaged across 10 non-experts exhibited high concordance with expert facial-action codes for infant emotion, and 20 non-experts were required for reliable parent ratings. Findings replicated the well-established still-face effect and identified subtle risk associations consonant with results from previous investigations. The unique information offered by intuitive non-expert ratings is discussed as an alternative to complex and costly behavioral coding systems.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 88-95 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | International Journal of Behavioral Development |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2010 |
Keywords
- Autism
- Emotion
- Infancy
- Measurement
- Observation
- Parentĝ€"child interaction
- Rating
- Still-face
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Developmental Neuroscience
- Life-span and Life-course Studies