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The study of the infant cry has been approached from two general perspectives. The first is as an indicator of the biological integrity of the infant, and the second, as an influence on the caregiving environment. Figure 1 shows a theoretical model for the study of the biological and caregiving or social aspects of the cry. This model allows us to postulate direct and indirect relationships between the cry and later developmental outcome. Direct relationships are shown by the path from medical status to cry acoustics to outcome and suggest the use of the cry as a measure of the biological integrity of the infant. Indirect effects refer to the cry as a determinant of parenting behavior which in turn affects developmental outcome. For example, the acoustic characteristics of the cry as well as the amount of crying affect parenting behavior which in turn relate to later outcome.
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Lester, B.M., Corwin, M., Golub, H. (1988). Early Detection of the Infant at Risk Through Cry Analysis. In: Newman, J.D. (eds) The Physiological Control of Mammalian Vocalization. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1051-8_21
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