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dc.contributor.authorAbels, Monika
dc.contributor.authorBosy, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorFredriksen, Ingrid-Camilla Myhre
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-16T08:30:50Z
dc.date.available2021-11-16T08:30:50Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-23
dc.description.abstractThis study addresses Norwegian infants’ sleeping places during the day and night. In the first part we asked the general public to indicate where they think infants should sleep by placing stickers on a depiction of different sleeping places. This revealed that infants were expected to predominantly sleep outside in a stroller during the day and either bedshare, room share or sleep independently from their parents at night. Interviews with Norwegian mothers confirmed these patterns and revealed that mothers emphasized the benefits of fresh air and being out in nature. They expressed valuing independence, though their opinions on how this could be achieved diverged, some proposing independent, other co-sleeping. Other outcomes of sleeping arrangements were rarely mentioned. Some, particularly mothers whose children bedshared or had different sleeping places from one night to the other or throughout the night, emphasized the infants’ right to choose how to sleep. None of the mothers endorsed letting infants cry themselves to sleep but many mentioned the importance of the child feeling secure. We argue that the seemingly contradictory sleeping patterns is in line with cultural values for independence, social cohesion and a love of nature.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAbels M, Bosy, Fredriksen. Napping alone in the snow and cuddling with mommy at night: An exploratory, qualitative study of Norwegian beliefs on infant sleep. Infant Behavior and Development. 2021;65en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1951917
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101656
dc.identifier.issn0163-6383
dc.identifier.issn1879-0453
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/23009
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalInfant Behavior and Development
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260en_US
dc.titleNapping alone in the snow and cuddling with mommy at night: An exploratory, qualitative study of Norwegian beliefs on infant sleepen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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