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- Title
Infant Crying Patterns in the First Year: Normal Community and Clinical Findings.
- Authors
James-Roberts, Ian St; Halil, Tony
- Abstract
- To provide information about persistent infant crying, crying durations and patterns were measured at four age points (1-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12 months) in normal community ( N= 400) and clinical ( N= 68) samples. The findings provide a range of prevalence figures and descriptive statistics which may be useful for parents and professionals faced with infant crying. A large developmental shift in crying amount, and two age-related changes of crying pattern, were found. Clinical infants showed the same crying profiles as the general community infants, but were found to cry substantially more. Although mothers of first-borns were more likely to seek clinical referral, there were no birth-order differences in crying amount or pattern. The findings'implications for studies of infant temperament and development are indicated.
- Publication
Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 1991, Vol 32, Issue 6, p951
- ISSN
0021-9630
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-7610.1991.tb01922.x