Mind matters: A meta-analysis on parental mentalization and sensitivity as predictors of infant–parent attachment.

MAJ Zeegers, C Colonnesi, GJJM Stams… - Psychological …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Major developments in attachment research over the past 2 decades have introduced
parental mentalization as a predictor of infant–parent attachment security. Parental …

Empathy from infancy to adolescence: An attachment perspective on the development of individual differences

JA Stern, J Cassidy - Developmental Review, 2018 - Elsevier
Empathy involves understanding and “feeling with” others' emotions, and is an essential
capacity underlying sensitive care in humans and other species. Evidence suggests that the …

Annual research review: All mothers are not created equal: Neural and psychobiological perspectives on mothering and the importance of individual differences

J Barrett, AS Fleming - Journal of Child Psychology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Quality of mothering relies on the integrity of multiple physiological and behavioral systems
and on two maternal factors, one proximal and one distal, that have a great impact on how a …

Anxiety and depression from adolescence to old age in autism spectrum disorder

M Uljarević, D Hedley, RY Cai, AY Hardan… - Encyclopedia of autism …, 2021 - Springer
The Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland Ltd.(Aspire) was established in 1995 as a
registered charity (CHY 11438) and a company (incorporation No. 231996). The original …

Twenty years of research on parental mind-mindedness: Empirical findings, theoretical and methodological challenges, and new directions

CA McMahon, A Bernier - Developmental Review, 2017 - Elsevier
Mind-mindedness refers to a caregiver's tendency to treat the young child as an individual
with a mind of his or her own. It is assessed in the first year of life by the caregiver's tendency …

[PDF][PDF] Precursors of attachment security

RMP Fearon, J Belsky - 2018 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Precursors of Attachment Security Page 1 CHAPTER 13 Precursors of Attachment Security
RM PASCO FEARON JAY BELSKY Why do some infants develop secure attachments to …

Positive parenting and early childhood cognition: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

H Prime, K Andrews, A Markwell, A Gonzalez… - Clinical child and family …, 2023 - Springer
This review examines the effectiveness of positive parenting interventions aimed at
improving sensitivity, responsiveness, and/or non-harsh discipline on children's early …

Maternal sensitivity, its relationship with child outcomes, and interventions that address it: A systematic literature review

CL Deans - Early child development and care, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
There is strong evidence that children of mothers with insecure attachment styles have poor
outcome trajectories. Maternal sensitivity may be the behaviour which links mother and child …

An exploratory study of autism traits and parenting

C Dissanayake, A Richdale, N Kolivas… - Journal of autism and …, 2020 - Springer
The study examined the association between autism traits and parenting when raising a
typically developing (TD) child, and differences in parenting needs between parents with …

Mind‐mindedness as a multidimensional construct: Appropriate and nonattuned mind‐related comments independently predict infant–mother attachment in a socially …

E Meins, C Fernyhough, M de Rosnay, B Arnott… - Infancy, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In a socially diverse sample of 206 infant–mother pairs, we investigated predictors of infants'
attachment security at 15 months, with a particular emphasis on mothers' tendency to …