2018
Primary parental preoccupation: revisited
Leckman J, Feldman R, Swain J, Mayes L. Primary parental preoccupation: revisited. 2018, 89-115. DOI: 10.4324/9780429473654-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecial mental stateBrain systemsMaternal behaviorBasic cognitive capacitiesChild attachment securitySecure attachment relationshipsDifferent brain systemsRelevant brain systemsInter-generational transmissionShort-term behavioral interventionAttachment securityParental preoccupationAttachment relationshipsIndividual differencesBody of researchCognitive capacityParental sensitivityMental statesCognitive characterizationVan IJzendoornBehavioral interventionsDepressed mothersTwin studiesPrimary maternal preoccupationMaternal preoccupation
2012
Early Postpartum Parental Preoccupation and Positive Parenting Thoughts: Relationship with Parent–Infant Interaction
Kim P, Mayes L, Feldman R, Leckman JF, Swain JE. Early Postpartum Parental Preoccupation and Positive Parenting Thoughts: Relationship with Parent–Infant Interaction. Infant Mental Health Journal 2012, 34: 104-116. PMID: 26834300, PMCID: PMC4732877, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental thoughtsPositive thoughtsThird postpartum monthInteractive behaviorParental interactive behaviorsParent-infant interactionEarly postpartum monthsPostpartum monthsFirst-time parentsParental preoccupationAnxious thoughtsPaternal sensitivityMaternal sensitivityEmotional bondingInfant developmentFirst postpartum monthLess researchHigh levelsExperienced parentsIntense preoccupationCurrent studyThoughtPreoccupationPrimiparous mothersParents