2023
Envisioning motherhood: Mental‐state language in caregiving narratives across the perinatal period
Rutherford H, Yatziv T, Vess M, Brooker R. Envisioning motherhood: Mental‐state language in caregiving narratives across the perinatal period. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 218-227. PMID: 36862383, PMCID: PMC10559800, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental state languageCognitive mentalizingCaregiving representationsParental mentalizationMaternal mentalizationMentalizationMental healthMaternal addictionStudy limitationsModerate consistencyLanguagePositive sentimentMentalizingMonths postpartumMothersNarrativesCaregivingWhite mothersPerinatal periodAddictionHigher useTime pointsRelative dominanceImplicationsSentiment
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