Parent-child interaction

Interaction between children and their parents is a classical study object in developmental psychology, pediatrics, and child psychiatry. Numerous researchers record video and use The Observer^® XT and Theme™ for analysis. Some observe and record behavior in a fixed observation lab, while others record behavior on-site with a portable lab. Other researchers use just a camera to make video recordings, and analyze their recordings afterwards with The Observer XT. They often combine behavioral parameters with other information like parental reports, rating scales and school results.

Would you like to know more? Read a white paper about how you could use The Observer XT research software in Parent-Child Interaction research.

Interesting publications

A diverse collection of scientific articles citing Noldus products are published in renowned journals each week. The following list is only a small selection of scientific publications in different research fields: pediatric psychology, developmental psychology, and psychopathology.

• Lauricella, L.A.; Gola, A.A.H.; Calvert, S.L. (2011). Toddlers' learning from socially meaningful video characters. Media Psychology, 14 (2), 216-232.
• Boles, R.E.; Roberts, M.C. (2008). Supervising children during parental distractions. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsn021., 1-9.
• Logsdon, M.C.; Wisner, K.; Hanusa, B.H. (2009). Does maternal role functioning improve with antidepressant treatment in women with postpartum depression? Journal of women's health, 18, 85-90.
• Morrisey, A-M; Brown, P.M (2009). Mother and toddler activity in the zone of proximal development for pretend play as a predictor of higher child IQ, Gifted children quarterly, 53 (2), 106-120.