2018
Primary parental preoccupation: revisited
Leckman J, Feldman R, Swain J, Mayes L. Primary parental preoccupation: revisited. 2018, 89-115. DOI: 10.4324/9780429473654-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecial mental stateBrain systemsMaternal behaviorBasic cognitive capacitiesChild attachment securitySecure attachment relationshipsDifferent brain systemsRelevant brain systemsInter-generational transmissionShort-term behavioral interventionAttachment securityParental preoccupationAttachment relationshipsIndividual differencesBody of researchCognitive capacityParental sensitivityMental statesCognitive characterizationVan IJzendoornBehavioral interventionsDepressed mothersTwin studiesPrimary maternal preoccupationMaternal preoccupation
2015
A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Perceived Infant Outcomes at 18–24 Months: Neural and Psychological Correlates of Parental Thoughts and Actions Assessed during the First Month Postpartum
Kim P, Rigo P, Leckman JF, Mayes LC, Cole PM, Feldman R, Swain JE. A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Perceived Infant Outcomes at 18–24 Months: Neural and Psychological Correlates of Parental Thoughts and Actions Assessed during the First Month Postpartum. Frontiers In Psychology 2015, 6: 1772. PMID: 26635679, PMCID: PMC4654106, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOwn infant cryThoughts/actionsSocioemotional outcomesNeural responsesParental thoughtsSocioemotional competenciesPositive thoughtsInfant cryingCurrent longitudinal studyLongitudinal studyParent-focused interventionsThoughts/behaviorsFirst month postpartumInfant-related stimuliNeuroimaging sessionAnxious thoughtsPsychological correlatesParental sensitivityProspective longitudinal studyNeural activationParent differencesMonths postpartumEmotional bondAuditory cortexInfant outcomes