Atmospheric Infancy

Tone Roald, Ida Egmose Pedersen, Kasper Levin, Simo Køppe

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Abstract

In this article we establish intersubjective meaning-making in infancy as atmospheric. Through qualitative descriptions of five mother–infant dyads in a video-recorded, experimental setting when the infant is 4, 7, 10, and 13 months, we discovered atmospheric appearances with a developmental pattern of atmospheric variations. These appearances, we argue, are contextual and intersubjective monologues. The monologues are similar to what Daniel Stern describes with his concept of “vitality affects,” but they arise as a unifying force that envelops the mother and child.

Original languageEnglish
JournalQualitative Psychology
Volume8
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)311-327
Number of pages17
ISSN2326-3601
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Sept 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Affect
  • Atmosphere
  • Infancy
  • Phenomenology
  • Vitality affects

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