2023
The effects of social belonging and kindness on stress and well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A longitudinal experiment
Nelson‐Coffey S, Layous K, Coffey J, Mayes L. The effects of social belonging and kindness on stress and well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A longitudinal experiment. Social And Personality Psychology Compass 2023, 17 DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive emotionsLongitudinal experimentSelf-directed strategiesPre-registered hypothesesPandemic-related stressImproved life satisfactionLong-term stressorsNegative emotionsPerceived stressEmotional benefitsLife satisfactionEmotionsSignificant stressorsSocial belongingPreliminary evidenceCOVID-19 pandemicStressorsKindnessMore researchAffirmationPeople's livesAnxietyLonelinessParticipantsSatisfaction
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