2019
Does Maternal Reflective Functioning Mediate Associations Between Representations of Caregiving With Maternal Sensitivity in a High-Risk Sample?
Alvarez-Monjarás M, McMahon TJ, Suchman NE. Does Maternal Reflective Functioning Mediate Associations Between Representations of Caregiving With Maternal Sensitivity in a High-Risk Sample? Psychoanalytic Psychology 2019, 36: 82-92. PMID: 30853749, PMCID: PMC6404967, DOI: 10.1037/pap0000166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal sensitivityReflective functioningMental representationsAttachment-based interventionsHigh-risk sampleSubstance-abusing mothersSubstance abuse disordersAttachment perspectivePositive parentingAdequate parentingDiverse sampleMediate associationsAbuse disordersBaseline measuresFunctioningParentingSecondary data analysisCaregivingSignificant relationshipAlternate explanationRepresentationMothersToddlersRelationshipChildren
2017
Does improvement in maternal attachment representations predict greater maternal sensitivity, child attachment security and lower rates of relapse to substance use? A second test of Mothering from the Inside Out treatment mechanisms
Suchman NE, DeCoste C, Borelli JL, McMahon TJ. Does improvement in maternal attachment representations predict greater maternal sensitivity, child attachment security and lower rates of relapse to substance use? A second test of Mothering from the Inside Out treatment mechanisms. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2017, 85: 21-30. PMID: 29291768, PMCID: PMC5753433, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal reflective functioningMental representationsReflective functioningChild attachment securityChildren's attachment statusSubstance useGreater maternal sensitivityMaternal attachment representationsMechanisms of changeAttachment representationsAttachment securityCaregiving representationsParenting outcomesMaternal sensitivityTherapist fidelityAttachment statusTreatment componentsMaternal mentalizingTests of mechanismsIntervention developmentYoung childrenAddiction treatmentFuture researchTreatment mechanismsFunctioning