Maternal into-the-face behavior, shared attention, and infant distress during face-to-face play at 12 months
Feldman, R., Masalha, S.
· 2018
★ NIFPlay Rating: 6
Rating Scale
10 Rigorous play-specific science
6–9 General biological science
5 Sound play research (uncontrolled)
1–4 Less rigorous / indirect
0 Indirect but high value
Controlled observational study of maternal face-to-face play with 12-month-old infants, examining how maternal intrusiveness relates to shared attention and infant distress.