2024
Evocative effects on the early caregiving environment of genetic factors underlying the development of intellectual and academic ability
Austerberry C, Fearon P, Ronald A, Leve L, Ganiban J, Natsuaki M, Shaw D, Neiderhiser J, Reiss D. Evocative effects on the early caregiving environment of genetic factors underlying the development of intellectual and academic ability. Child Development 2024, 95: 2082-2101. PMID: 39081003, PMCID: PMC11579646, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild languageEarly caregiving environmentGene-environment correlationAcademic performanceMothers' warmthFather warmthEvocative effectsIntellectual abilityRGE effectsAcademic abilityIncreased heritabilityAdoptive parentsChildren aged 6WarmthAged 6Academic developmentGenetic effectsGenetic factorsBirth mothersChildrenRGELanguageParentsAdopteesAbilityReciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood
Pezzoli P, Pingault J, Malanchini M, Voronin I, McCrory E, Fearon P, Viding E. Reciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 310-321. PMID: 38476045, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild CU traitsDevelopment of CU traitsCU traitsMid-to-late childhoodNegative parentingCallous-unemotionalTwins Early Development StudyLate childhoodLongitudinal cross-lagged modelsEffects of negative parentingCallous-unemotional traitsEarly Development StudyReciprocal effectsCross-lagged modelsCross-lagged effectsFamilies of childrenTwin pairsGenetic factorsParental disciplineParental feelingsChildhoodSmall effectsTraitsEnvironmental factorsParents
2018
Lighthouse Parenting Programme: Description and pilot evaluation of mentalization-based treatment to address child maltreatment
Byrne G, Sleed M, Midgley N, Fearon P, Mein C, Bateman A, Fonagy P. Lighthouse Parenting Programme: Description and pilot evaluation of mentalization-based treatment to address child maltreatment. Clinical Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2018, 24: 680-693. PMID: 30387373, DOI: 10.1177/1359104518807741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMentalization-based treatmentChild maltreatmentInner worldChild's inner worldPilot evaluationParenting ProgramAntisocial personality disorderSensitive caregivingParents' capacityChild developmentRisk of maltreatmentMaltreatmentPersonality disorderParentsChildrenHarmful responsesCaregivingRelationshipMisunderstandingTreatmentProgramCuriosityDisordersInterventionAttachment
2017
Attachment theory
Fearon P. Attachment theory. 2017, 28-36. DOI: 10.4324/9781315452890-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttachment cuesOrganization of attachmentSecurity of attachmentEdge of careAttachment securityEvidence-based interventionsAttachment theoryAttachment bondsAttachment patternsAttachment behaviorSensitivity trainingHost of studiesChildrenRecent NICE guidelinesEarly childhood outcomesChildhood outcomesCuesAttachmentParentsCaregiversStyleTrainingNICE guidelinesCarersInterventionAttachment in the Early Years
Fearon P. Attachment in the Early Years. 2017, 97-107. DOI: 10.1002/9781119170235.ch12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsecure attachment categoriesTendency of infantsSocial cognitionInsecure attachmentAttachment bondsAttachment categoriesEmotional regulationPreschoolers' AttachmentCaregiver sensitivityInsecure counterpartsPoor adjustmentInternalizing problemsAttachment behaviorLongitudinal researchParent figureYoung childrenDevelopmental advantagesStable tendencyContact maintenanceChildrenAttachmentCognitionAdolescenceParentsEarly years
2016
Mentalization-Based Therapy for Parents in Entrenched Conflict: A Random Allocation Feasibility Study
Hertzmann L, Target M, Hewison D, Casey P, Fearon P, Lassri D. Mentalization-Based Therapy for Parents in Entrenched Conflict: A Random Allocation Feasibility Study. Psychotherapy 2016, 53: 388-401. PMID: 27918189, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCooperative BehaviorDivorceEducation, NonprofessionalFamily ConflictFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInterview, PsychologicalMaleMarital TherapyObject AttachmentParent-Child RelationsParentsPsychotherapy, GroupRandom AllocationSurveys and QuestionnairesTheory of MindConceptsSubjective experienceHigh conflict situationsPsycho-educational interventionParents' subjective experiencesHierarchical linear modelingMentalization-based therapyForm of interventionSeparated parentsParent groupsLinear modelingMost parentsEntrenched conflictJustice systemQualitative findingsMixed-methods study designParentsRandom allocation designDifficult circumstancesEncouraging findingsFamily justice systemIntervention studiesInterventionChildrenMentalizationFindings
2011
Attachment Theory: Research and Clinical Implications
Fearon P. Attachment Theory: Research and Clinical Implications. 2011, 84-91. DOI: 10.1002/9781119993971.ch15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild-parent attachmentDevelopment of attachmentAttachment theoryPsychological healthAttachment behaviorFeelings of comfortHuman developmentEarly human developmentClinical implicationsClose bondCritical featuresAttachmentImplicationsFeelingsResearchParentsEarly yearsChildrenDisordersRange of treatmentsClinical practiceBehaviorTheory
2010
Post‐traumatic stress symptoms in childhood brain tumour survivors and their parents
Bruce M, Gumley D, Isham L, Fearon P, Phipps K. Post‐traumatic stress symptoms in childhood brain tumour survivors and their parents. Child Care Health And Development 2010, 37: 244-251. PMID: 21083688, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01164.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress symptomsBrain tumor survivorsChildhood brain tumor survivorsParent-child interactionsTumor survivorsStress symptomsCross-sectional correlational designBattery of questionnairesCoping stylesDistressing experienceCorrelational designConflict resolutionIllness parametersTumor recurrenceParentsSevere levelsSurvivorsSubstantial proportionStyleOne-thirdSymptoms