%0 Journal Article
%T Preverbal children as co
%A Pernille Juhl
%J Theory & Psychology
%@ 1461-7447
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0959354318820158
%X This article theoretically refines the rendering of a conceptual framework suitable for including preverbal subjects, i.e., infants, in research. It is argued that the theoretical framework ¡°psychology from the standpoint of the subject¡± is useful, as its conceptualization of the human¨Cworld relationship is a dialectical one that emphasizes how children are active subjects in their own lives. Nevertheless, key concepts such as subjective reasons for action and first-person perspective, do not sufficiently encompass bodily and emotional activity. The article discusses the framework¡¯s inadequacies and, by extension, proposes the notion of Befindlichkeit, a German word translated here as embodied orientation, as a key concept that allows the inclusion of infants and toddlers as co-researchers. Befindlichkeit contributes to the analysis of the human¨Cworld relationship by situating bodily and emotional activities in processes of orientating in social practice
%K Befindlichkeit
%K conduct of everyday life
%K preverbal children
%K psychology from the standpoint of the subject
%K subjectivity
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0959354318820158