Pierce Doris, Munier Veronique, Myers Christine Teeters
Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Avenue, 103 Dizney, Richmond, KY 40475, USA.
Am J Occup Ther. 2009 May-Jun;63(3):273-87. doi: 10.5014/ajot.63.3.273.
The study provides a substantive description of infant and toddler play with everyday objects and independent negotiation of home space.
A grounded theory approach was used to study 18 typically developing children longitudinally from ages 1 to 18 months. Data from 133 home visits included videotaped self-directed play sessions with usual objects, maternal interviews, and observation records.
Infant Space Theory is a substantive theory of infant-toddler interactions with the spaces and objects of the home. This contextualized view of the infant-toddler describes progressions in gaze and visual play, in mapping and ranging home space, in stationary object play, and in the little-described development of mobile object play.
Therapists providing early intervention services within the home environment may benefit from the theory in their creation and modeling of naturalistic interventions with infants and families.
本研究对婴幼儿与日常物品的玩耍以及在家庭空间中的自主探索进行了实质性描述。
采用扎根理论方法，对18名发育正常的儿童进行了从1个月到18个月的纵向研究。133次家访的数据包括与常用物品的录像自发玩耍环节、母亲访谈和观察记录。
婴儿空间理论是关于婴幼儿与家庭空间和物品互动的实质性理论。这种婴幼儿情境化观点描述了注视和视觉游戏、家庭空间映射和范围界定、静止物体游戏以及较少被描述的移动物体游戏发展过程。
在家庭环境中提供早期干预服务的治疗师可能会从该理论中受益，从而为婴儿及其家庭创建和模拟自然主义干预措施。
