Prologue: overview of the research problem and summary of findings; 1.
Relationships as developing systems: theoretical foundations; 2.
Mother-infant relationship development in the first six months: from
face-to-face play to object play; 3. Relational-historical research on
development change; 4. Relational-historical research: the case study
approach, frame analysis, qualitative and quantitative analysis; 5.
Research propositions about relationship change process; 6. Research
methods for the current investigation: subjects, procedures, and data
analysis; 7. Results of the current investigation: quantitative analysis of
developmental changes in relationship frames and in infant actions; 8.
Results of the current investigation: qualitative analysis of Richard and
his mother; 9. Results of the current investigation: qualitative analysis
of Betsy and her mother; 10. Results of the current investigation:
qualitative analysis of Lewis and his mother; 11. Results of the current
investigation: qualitative analysis of Susan and her mother; 12. Summary of
finding on relational-historical change; Epilogue: laws of change,
implications for theory and practice.
