2023
Knowing Your Child’s Mind and Its Relationship with Theory of Mind Acquisition
Nijssens L, Luyten P, Malcorps S, Vliegen N, Mayes L. Knowing Your Child’s Mind and Its Relationship with Theory of Mind Acquisition. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2023, 33: 1682-1693. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-023-02613-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToM acquisitionParental reflective functioningTrait-like featuresReflective capacitySocial cognitionMind acquisitionMind capacitiesReflective functioningParents' capacityChildren's capacityChild's mindCross-sectional relationshipPreschool childrenMothers' estimatesMultidimensional approachToMMindChildrenAcquisitionCognitionFunctioningRelationshipConceptualizationDegree of certainty
2018
Minds shaped through relationships: the emerging neurobiology of parenting
Rutherford H, Mayes L. Minds shaped through relationships: the emerging neurobiology of parenting. 2018, 50-69. DOI: 10.4324/9780429474064-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant signalsNeurobiology of parentingSelf-report measuresNumber of psychopathologiesOnset of parenthoodIndividual differencesParental brainNeurobiological changesNeurobiological studiesGroup differencesPrimary maternal preoccupationMaternal preoccupationBiological childrenAdult transitionParenthoodMindChildrenParentingPsychopathologyReduced sensitivityNeurobiologyBrainRelationshipPreoccupationFathersIntroduction
Mayes L, Fonagy P, Target M. Introduction. 2018, 1-3. DOI: 10.4324/9780429473654-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthInterface of mindChild Study CenterChild mental healthDevelopmental psychoanalysisDevelopmental neurosciencePsychologyChild psychiatryBasic questionsRelated disciplinesPsychoanalysisResearch agendaNeuroscienceBasic concernWordsParentsMindPsychoanalystsLeadershipFriendsLovingDisciplinesConflictQuestionsLeaders
2017
The Transition to Motherhood: Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience Perspectives
von Mohr M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. The Transition to Motherhood: Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience Perspectives. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 2017, 70: 154-173. DOI: 10.1080/00797308.2016.1277905.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1996
Children's Developing Theory of Mind
Mayes L, Cohen D. Children's Developing Theory of Mind. Journal Of The American Psychoanalytic Association 1996, 44: 117-142. PMID: 8717481, DOI: 10.1177/000306519604400106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental lifeTheory of mindUnderstanding of mindChildren's early developmentInternalized representationsChildren's capacityMental statesDevelopmental contextOwn thoughtsPsychic realityPsychoanalytic notionsInformed observationPsychoanalytic workAnalytic hourEarly interactionsMindAnalytic understandingChildrenEarly developmentResearch perspectivesYears of ageSelfParentsThoughtLanguageAnna Freud and Developmental Psychoanalytic Psychology
Mayes L, Cohen D. Anna Freud and Developmental Psychoanalytic Psychology. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 1996, 51: 117-141. PMID: 9029954, DOI: 10.1080/00797308.1996.11822424.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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