This thought-provoking and illuminating guide will be a helpful companion for students and
professionals across the fields of psychology, counselling, social work, and health. It …

Early attachment has been commonly hypothesized to predict children's future
developmental outcomes, and robust evidence relying on assessments of single caregiver …

Measurement of salivary cortisol is a practical and non-invasive tool for studying stress
reactivity to various types of stressors even in young infants. Whereas studies using physical …

Incarceration has a multitude of effects on prisoners' finances, health, education,
employment, and family relationships. Incarceration complicates the maintenance of …

Beginning in the 1990s, there has been increasing interest in the ways in which the quality
of relationship between the parents, whether married, cohabiting, separated, or divorced …

Fathering and mothering have changed in many ways within the last decades. Earlier
studies showed a clear hierarchy in infant attachment figures with a preference for mothers …

Although a vast body of work has elucidated the correlates and consequences of mother-
child attachment security, relatively less research has focused on the development of father …

Substance use disorders constitute a significant public health problem in North America and
worldwide. Specifically, substance addictions in women during pregnancy or in the …

Highly satisfying social relationships make us happy and healthy—they fill us with joy and a
sense of meaning and purpose. But do all the relationships in our lives contribute equally to …

Early security plays a major role in inaugurating the child's receptive, positive orientation–a
foundation for cooperative parent-child relationships and successful socialization. However …