2024
Maternal Perceptions and Responsiveness to Cry in Armed Conflict Zones: Links to Child Behavior Problems
Levavi K, Yatziv T, Yakov P, Pike A, Deater-Deckard K, Hadar A, Bar G, Froimovici M, Atzaba-Poria N. Maternal Perceptions and Responsiveness to Cry in Armed Conflict Zones: Links to Child Behavior Problems. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2024, 52: 1455-1468. PMID: 38833107, PMCID: PMC11420313, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-024-01207-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild behavior problemsBehavior problemsCry perceptionMaternal perceptionParental caregiving behaviorsIndirect effectsPerception of cryingSample of mothersExternalizing problemsCry processingCaregiving behaviorGroup differencesInfant behaviorMaternal responsivenessAuditory warning signalsCrying responseFirst-born childrenComparison groupParents' perceptionsConflict zonesHigher perceptionSurrounding threatsChildrenInfant survivalArmed conflict zone
2018
What’s going on in my baby’s mind? Mothers’ executive functions contribute to individual differences in maternal mentalization during mother-infant interactions
Yatziv T, Kessler Y, Atzaba-Poria N. What’s going on in my baby’s mind? Mothers’ executive functions contribute to individual differences in maternal mentalization during mother-infant interactions. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0207869. PMID: 30500853, PMCID: PMC6267990, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-infant interactionExecutive functionResponse inhibitionMaternal mentalizationFree-play interactionsMemory updatingCognitive mechanismsInfant-related factorsCognitive tasksPsychological agentIndividual differencesStressful contextsChild temperamentInfant temperamentBaby's mindPlay interactionsInfant behaviorMother's capacityMentalizationTemperamentChildrenMothers' resistanceMindParentingFull-term infants