The Role of Joint Attention in Social Communication and Play Among Infants
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-16-2012
Abstract
Joint attention enables infants to communicate with adults as well as with each other, sharing what is in their minds. Yet, communicative competence and joint attention between infant peers have received little attention in the literature. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how infants under the age of two within a childcare setting communicate with each other through joint attention and social understanding during daily interactions. Findings indicated that infants utilized various communicative means, intentional pointing, and joint attention in order to share their experience with each other, develop social understanding, and enjoy social joint play. This study also suggests that conflicts between infants can be a fundamental vehicle for developing social understanding and joint play activity.
DOI
10.1177/1476718X12443023
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Shin, Minsun, "The Role of Joint Attention in Social Communication and Play Among Infants" (2012). Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works. 141.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/teaching-learning-facpubs/141