Browsing by Autor "Kimberley Mouvet"

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Analyzing language practices in mother–child interaction against the background of maternal construction of deafness
(Elsevier BV, 2013) Kimberley Mouvet; Stefan Hardonk; Liesbeth Matthijs; Martine Van Puyvelde; Gerrit Loots; Mieke Van Herreweghe
First Information Parents Receive After UNHS Detection of Their Baby's Hearing Loss
(Oxford University Press, 2012) Liesbeth Matthijs; Gerrit Loots; Kimberley Mouvet; Mieke Van Herreweghe; Stefan Hardonk; Geert Van Hove; Martine Van Puyvelde; Greg Leigh
The first information parents receive after referral through Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) has significant consequences for later care-related decisions they take and thus for the future of the child with a hearing loss. In this study, 11 interviews were conducted with a representative sample of Flemish service providers to discover (a) the content of the information provided to parents and (b) the service providers' assumptions and beliefs concerning deafness and care. To do this, we conducted an interpretative phenomenological analysis, followed by a discourse analysis. Results showed that parents receive diverse information, depending on the reference center to which they are referred. Moreover, all service providers used a medical discourse. We suggest that there is value to be gained from closer consideration of the nature of follow-up services provided in response to UNHS in Flanders and from auditing the professional preparation of service providers that are involved in providing information to parents.
The Interplay Between Tonal Synchrony and Social Engagement in Mother–Infant Interaction
(Wiley, 2013) Martine Van Puyvelde; Gerrit Loots; Bart Vinck; Lotta De Coster; Liesbeth Matthijs; Kimberley Mouvet; Nathalie Pattyn
This study explores the relationship between tonal synchrony and maternal‐infant social engagement based on free‐play recordings of 15 mothers and their 3‐month‐old infants in a laboratory setting. Moment‐by‐moment analyses on a microlevel were used to study social engagement and vocal interaction. We analysed and categorized 854 vocalization periods (mother‐only vocalizations, tonal interaction periods, nontonal interaction periods, and mutual silence). Tonal synchrony was analysed in terms of harmonic and pentatonic series based on pitch frequency analyses. Social engagement was microanalyzed in terms of matched and mismatched engagement states. ANOVA‐repeated measures revealed, most importantly, a significant relationship between TIPs and social interaction repair, which indicates the importance of tonal synchrony in the flow of social engagement in mother–infant dyads. Other significant relationships were found between (a) nTIP s/mismatch–mismatch, and, (b) MOV/affect loss. As mentioned in the discussion, the findings are suggestive for clinical applications (e.g., music therapy) and warrant further research.
The language development of a deaf child with a cochlear implant
(Elsevier BV, 2012) Kimberley Mouvet; Liesbeth Matthijs; Gerrit Loots; Miriam Taverniers; Mieke Van Herreweghe