Laura Katus, Maria M Crespo-Llado, Bosiljka Milosavljevic, Mariama Saidykhan, Omar Njie, Tijan Fadera, Samantha McCann, Lena Acolatse, Marta Perapoch Amadó, Maria Rozhko, Sophie E Moore, Clare E Elwell, Sarah Lloyd-Fox
INTRODUCTION: There is substantial diversity within and between contexts globally in caregiving practices and family composition, which may have implications for the early interaction's infants engage in. We draw on data from the [blinded] project, which longitudinally examined infants in the UK and in rural Gambia, West Africa. In The Gambia, households are commonly characterized by multigenerational, frequently polygamous family structures, which, in part, is reflected in the diversity of caregivers a child spends time with...
December 5, 2023: Infant Behavior & Development