2017
Parental Reflective Functioning: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications
Luyten P, Nijssens L, Fonagy P, Mayes L. Parental Reflective Functioning: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 2017, 70: 174-199. DOI: 10.1080/00797308.2016.1277901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental reflective functioningInternal mental statesMental statesChild attachmentParental mentalizingInbuilt capacityReflective functioningMental experienceEpistemic trustSocial communicationChild developmentMentalizingFuture researchClinical workRecent thinkingEmpirical evidencePurported roleChildrenResearchNeurobiologyFunctioningFeelingsTheoretical backgroundMultidimensionalityParents
2010
The Development of Mentalisation in Children From a Theory of Mind Perspective
Ensink K, Mayes L. The Development of Mentalisation in Children From a Theory of Mind Perspective. Psychoanalytic Inquiry 2010, 30: 301-337. DOI: 10.1080/07351690903206504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActions of selfKey developmental questionsCognitive developmentalistsMind perspectiveCourse of developmentDevelopment of theoryDevelopmental questionsOwn behaviorTerm theoryYoung childrenBody of workSpecific domainsFeelingsEarly infancyBeliefsMindProductive linesBroader goalChildrenStartling evidenceMentalisationPsychologistsDevelopmentalistsIntentionalityDesire
2001
Developmental themes in women's emotional experiences of motherhood
LUTHAR S, DOYLE K, SUCHMAN N, MAYES L. Developmental themes in women's emotional experiences of motherhood. Development And Psychopathology 2001, 13: 165-182. PMID: 11346050, PMCID: PMC3314384, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579401001110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgo developmentEmotional experiencePsychological difficultiesWashington University Sentence Completion TestSentence Completion TestHigher developmental levelDiverse socioeconomic backgroundsMaternal roleFeeling of satisfactionPositive emotionsIntrapsychic forcesWomen's emotional experiencesChild-rearing experiencesAdjustment problemsCompletion TestDevelopmental levelHypothetical vignettesMaternal substance abuseDevelopmental themesSubstance abuseGlobal symptomatologyInteraction effectsSocioeconomic backgroundFeelingsOutcome variables
1994
Experiencing Self and Others: Contributions From Studies of Autism to The Psychoanalytic Theory of Social Development
Mayes L, Cohen D. Experiencing Self and Others: Contributions From Studies of Autism to The Psychoanalytic Theory of Social Development. Journal Of The American Psychoanalytic Association 1994, 42: 191-218. PMID: 8182245, DOI: 10.1177/000306519404200110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTheory of mindStudy of autismSense of selfInner worldRepresentations of selfAffective precursorsDevelopmental psychologyAutistic individualsAutistic childrenMental statesPsychoanalytic theoryPsychoanalytic viewAutismPsychoanalytic understandingNormal childrenPsychoanalytic notionsSelfFeelingsSocial developmentBeliefsProcess of emergenceMindChildrenDesirePsychology
1993
The Social Matrix of Aggression
Mayes L, Cohen D. The Social Matrix of Aggression. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 1993, 48: 145-169. PMID: 8234549, DOI: 10.1080/00797308.1993.11822382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTheory of mindRole of aggressionObject relatednessPerceived aggressionDevelopmental theoryEarly capacityDefinition of selfSocial matrixMental statesExternal experiencesDeprivation influencesChildren's experiencesAggressionYears of lifeBody of workRelated disciplinesNormal modulationIntentionChildrenExperienceAffectCentral questionFeelingsSelfBeliefs
1992
The Development of a Capacity for Imagination in Early Childhood
Mayes L, Cohen D. The Development of a Capacity for Imagination in Early Childhood. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 1992, 47: 23-47. PMID: 1289932, DOI: 10.1080/00797308.1992.11822663.Peer-Reviewed Original Research