Department of Philosophy, Education, and Psychology, University of Verona, Via S. Francesco 22, 37129 Verona, Italy.
Department Culture and Development, Institute of Psychology, University Osnabrueck, Artilleriestrasse 34, 49069 Osnabrueck, Germany.
Infant Behav Dev. 2014 Feb;37(1):5-15. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2013.10.004. Epub 2013 Dec 4.
This study investigated cultural differences, continuity and change of practices concerning body stimulation in a context of immigration. Parenting behaviors during the interaction with infants at 4, 8 and 12 weeks, and parenting ethnotheories at 12 weeks of first-generation West African immigrant mothers in Italy and autochthonous Italian mothers were compared. A qualitative inspection of ethnotheories using a thematic approach was included. As expected, results showed that immigrant mothers placed more emphasis on motor stimulation and showed longer durations of rhythmic motor and rhythmic tactile behaviors than Italian mothers; the latter placed more emphasis on tactile stimulation than immigrant mothers. The practice of motor stimulation in immigrant mothers was also adapted to values of the new context of life, becoming a positive interaction game with a mutual exchange of positive emotions. Findings express the complexity of a multidimensional process of acculturation.
本研究考察了在移民背景下，与身体刺激有关的实践的文化差异、连续性和变化。比较了意大利第一代西非移民母亲和本土意大利母亲在婴儿 4、8 和 12 周时与婴儿互动的育儿行为，以及在婴儿 12 周时的育儿民族理论。使用主题方法对民族理论进行了定性检查。正如预期的那样，结果表明，移民母亲更强调运动刺激，并且表现出比意大利母亲更长时间的有节奏的运动和有节奏的触觉行为；后者比移民母亲更强调触觉刺激。移民母亲的运动刺激实践也适应了新生活环境的价值观，成为一种积极的互动游戏，双方相互交流积极的情绪。研究结果表达了文化适应这一多维度过程的复杂性。
