Warmth, nurturance, and provision of developmentally appropriate and consistent
supervision, structure, and autonomy are the universal hallmarks of good parenting, from …

Our recent research suggests that:(1) maternal depression negatively affects infants as early
as the neonatal period, implicating prenatal effects of maternal depression;(2) as early as …

There is disagreement in the literature about the exact nature of the phenomenon of
empathy. There are emotional, cognitive, and conditioning views, applying in varying …

Why we need a daily dose of touch: an investigation of the effects of touch on our physical
and mental well-being. Although the therapeutic benefits of touch have become increasingly …

Only a broad theory that looks across levels of analysis can encompass the many
perspectives on the phenomenon of empathy. We address the major points of our …

Prenatal mood and biochemistry levels were assessed in women with (N= 70) and without
(N= 70) depressive symptoms during their second trimester of pregnancy. At the neonatal …

Literature is reviewed demonstrating the impact of maternal depression on early infant
interactions and development. Infants of depressed mothers (a) develop a depressed mood …

The roles of person familiarity and parental involvement in 3.5–month–old infants' sensitivity
to the dynamic emotion expressions of others were explored. In the home, parental …

A primary function of empathy is to help individuals form and maintain social bonds.
Empathy should thus occur only when individuals seek to solidify social bonds, and not in …

The pilot study investigated with a matched-subjects design whether nonverbal synchrony is
a diagnostic feature for depression and whether it mediates between depression and …