2020
Maternal working memory, emotion regulation, and responsivity to infant distress
Martin R, Bridgett D, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Maternal working memory, emotion regulation, and responsivity to infant distress. Journal Of Applied Developmental Psychology 2020, 71: 101202. DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion regulationCognitive reappraisalInfant distressMemory capacityMaternal responsivityInfant distress cuesBehavioral responsesAffective processesDistress cuesInfant cuesLong latencyMother's capacityInfant simulatorMemoryCuesDistressIndirect effectsBehavioral responsivityLimited researchReappraisalEngagementResponsivityLatencyContextMothers
2015
Investigating the relationship between working memory and emotion regulation in mothers
Rutherford H, Booth C, Crowley M, Mayes L. Investigating the relationship between working memory and emotion regulation in mothers. Journal Of Cognitive Psychology 2015, 28: 52-59. DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2015.1075542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisuospatial working memoryEmotion regulationWorking memorySelf-report measuresMemory relateEmotion dysregulationExecutive functioningExecutive functionRegulatory functioningMemoryFunctioningEmotionsUnique roleParentingBroad implicationsMeasuresRecent mothersMothersRecent workRelateImplicationsFindingsRelationshipDysregulation
2012
Language use in the Adult Attachment Interview: Evidence for attachment‐specific emotion regulation
BORELLI J, DAVID D, RIFKIN‐GRABOI A, SBARRA D, MEHL M, MAYES L. Language use in the Adult Attachment Interview: Evidence for attachment‐specific emotion regulation. Personal Relationships 2012, 20: 23-37. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2012.01394.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult Attachment InterviewEmotion wordsAttachment InterviewAttachment classificationsMore second-person pronounsSelf-reported emotional distressEmotion regulation processesMore emotion wordsNegative emotion wordsAdult attachment classificationsLanguage useSecond person pronounsPreoccupied adultsEmotion regulationAnger wordsAttachment historyConnected languageEmotional statesAdult languageEmotional distressAutonomous adultRegulation processesWordsParticipants' discourseQualitative coding