Emergence of locomotor behaviors: Associations with infant characteristics, developmental status, parental beliefs, and practices in typically developing Brazilian infants aged 5 to 15 months

Independent locomotion provides autonomy for infants, drastically changing their relationship with their surroundings. From a dynamic systems perspective, the interaction between environment, tasks, and organismic constraints leads to the emergence of new behaviors over time. This 6-month longitudin...

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Published in:Infant behavior & development 2024-09, Vol.76, p.101965, Article 101965
Main Authors: Graciosa, Maylli Daiani, Ferronato, Priscilla Augusta Monteiro, Drezner, Rene, de Jesus Manoel, Edison
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Environment
Infancy
Locomotion
Motor development
Parents
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Summary:Independent locomotion provides autonomy for infants, drastically changing their relationship with their surroundings. From a dynamic systems perspective, the interaction between environment, tasks, and organismic constraints leads to the emergence of new behaviors over time. This 6-month longitudinal study aimed to verify associations between the emergence of locomotor behaviors and infants' characteristics, developmental status, parental beliefs, and practices. This observational study remotely assessed 37 full-term Brazilian infants aged 5 to 15 months, divided into two groups (G1: 5 to 11 months, n = 19; and G2: 9 to 15 months, n = 18). The motor developmental status of infants was closely associated with the emergence of behaviors (p 
ISSN:0163-6383
DOI:10.1016/j.infbeh.2024.101965