This study examined associations among maternal book-sharing styles and goals for book-sharing activities and children’s verbal contributions in three communities. Participants were 106 mother-toddler dyads from New York City (NYC, USA), Münster (Germany), and Chennai (India). Mothers were videotaped sharing a book with their two-year-olds and interviewed about their book-sharing goals. Cluster analyses identified two book-sharing styles: 53% adopted a follower style (focused on maintaining the flow of the conversation, while requesting and providing some information), and 47% of mothers adopted a storyteller-follower style (focused on providing information about the text and maintaining the flow of the conversation). NYC mothers were more likely to adopt a follower style compared to Münster and Chennai mothers. While NYC mothers embraced the goal of enjoyment and bonding more, Chennai mothers embraced the goal of learning from books more, and Münster mothers embraced the goal of soothing the child more. Maternal book-sharing styles and goals were associated. Embracing the goal of enjoyment and bonding was related to adopting a follower style, above community and demographic variables. Maternal book-sharing styles were not related to children’s verbal contributions. Findings highlight variation within and across communities in how mothers approach booksharing with their toddlers.

这项研究调查了三个社区中母亲的图书共享方式和图书共享活动目标以及儿童口头贡献之间的关联。参加者有来自纽约市（美国纽约市），明斯特（德国）和金奈（印度）的106个母婴双胞胎。为母亲录制了录像，与两岁的孩子分享一本书，并就他们的分享目标进行了采访。聚类分析确定了两种图书共享方式：53％的采用追随者风格（侧重于保持对话的畅通，同时请求并提供一些信息），47％的母亲采用讲故事的追随者风格（侧重于提供有关文字并保持对话的畅通）。与明斯特和金奈的母亲相比，纽约市的母亲更有可能采用追随者的风格。纽约市的母亲怀抱更多的享受和纽带的目标，钦奈的母亲怀抱更多的学习书籍的目标，明斯特的母亲怀有更多抚慰孩子的目标。产妇的图书共享风格和目标相关。享受享乐和联系的目标与在社区和人口统计变量之上采用追随者风格有关。产妇的图书共享方式与儿童的言语贡献无关。调查结果突显了社区内部和社区之间的差异，即母亲如何与幼儿一起进行书本共享。享受享乐和联系的目标与在社区和人口统计变量之上采用追随者风格有关。产妇的图书共享方式与儿童的言语贡献无关。调查结果突显了社区内部和社区之间的差异，即母亲如何与幼儿一起进行书本共享。享受享乐和联系的目标与在社区和人口统计变量之上采用追随者风格有关。产妇的图书共享方式与儿童的言语贡献无关。调查结果突显了社区内部和社区之间的差异，即母亲如何与幼儿一起进行书本共享。