Emotions and gestures in infants: theoretical and methodological resources in research on affective bond construction

• Grant number: 14/25346-0
• Support type: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): April 07, 2015
• Effective date (End): February 28, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Human Development Psychology
• Principal researcher: Katia de Souza Amorim
• Grantee: Gabriella Garcia Moura
• Supervisor abroad: Cintia Rodríguez Garrido
• Home Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Research place: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Spain
• Associated to the scholarship: 13/06012-0 - Building emotional bonds of babies in differents contexts of out-of-home care., BP.DR

Abstract

The current project aims to present a research exchange proposal with the professor and researcher Cintia Rodríguez Garrido who is recognized for her extensive experience and great theoretical density in the area of historical-cultural perspective and early child development. Considering that infants' emotional expressions are their first communicative and interactive ability which orientates and connects them to people, the current project highlights the importance of deepening the theoretical study and analysis of infants' emotions and gestures, thus contributing to the comprehension of the affective bond construction process in infants. This research exchange proposal aims to contribute to the theoretical and methodological expansion of the doctorate project with which this document is linked. (AU)