Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of infant-mother touch and eye gaze, particularly examining; Are there more or lesser amounts of touch behaviour, gaze in UK vs South Africa caregivers, and are there similar or distinct connections between touch, eye gaze and positive emotional expression?
This is a project which is part of a project we already have approved (B4039), but Matt Hardcastle requested we need to submit a new proposal as the data will be used in Deborah's thesis.