Table 2. Gaze Behavior of Mothers and Infants and Mother-Infant Gaze Synchrony in the Initial Play and the Reunion Play (N = 68).
| Gaze variable | Initial play | Reunion play | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaze frequency per min | M | SD | M | SD |
| Mother | ||||
| Face | 5.0 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 2.8 |
| Object | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| Away | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Infant | ||||
| Face | 4.7 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 2.0 |
| Object | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Away | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| Gaze percent of time | ||||
| Mother | ||||
| Face | 84.4 | 11.5 | 85.0 | 10.9 |
| Object | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
| Away | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Infant | ||||
| Face | 51.9 | 23.8 | 43.6 | 25.1 |
| Object | 26.9 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 19.9 |
| Away | 21.3 | 19.0 | 34.3 | 28.9 |
| Gaze synchrony a | .11 | .05 | .15 | .08 |
aGaze synchrony between mother and infant as measured by time-series analysis.