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
2017
Parental Reflective Functioning: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications
Luyten P, Nijssens L, Fonagy P, Mayes L. Parental Reflective Functioning: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 2017, 70: 174-199. DOI: 10.1080/00797308.2016.1277901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental reflective functioningInternal mental statesMental statesChild attachmentParental mentalizingInbuilt capacityReflective functioningMental experienceEpistemic trustSocial communicationChild developmentMentalizingFuture researchClinical workRecent thinkingEmpirical evidencePurported roleChildrenResearchNeurobiologyFunctioningFeelingsTheoretical backgroundMultidimensionalityParents
2005
Parental attachment systems: neural circuits, genes, and experiential contributions to parental engagement
Mayes L, Swain J, Leckman J. Parental attachment systems: neural circuits, genes, and experiential contributions to parental engagement. Clinical Neuroscience Research 2005, 4: 301-313. DOI: 10.1016/j.cnr.2005.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Children's Developing Theory of Mind
Mayes L, Cohen D. Children's Developing Theory of Mind. Journal Of The American Psychoanalytic Association 1996, 44: 117-142. PMID: 8717481, DOI: 10.1177/000306519604400106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental lifeTheory of mindUnderstanding of mindChildren's early developmentInternalized representationsChildren's capacityMental statesDevelopmental contextOwn thoughtsPsychic realityPsychoanalytic notionsInformed observationPsychoanalytic workAnalytic hourEarly interactionsMindAnalytic understandingChildrenEarly developmentResearch perspectivesYears of ageSelfParentsThoughtLanguage
1994
Experiencing Self and Others: Contributions From Studies of Autism to The Psychoanalytic Theory of Social Development
Mayes L, Cohen D. Experiencing Self and Others: Contributions From Studies of Autism to The Psychoanalytic Theory of Social Development. Journal Of The American Psychoanalytic Association 1994, 42: 191-218. PMID: 8182245, DOI: 10.1177/000306519404200110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTheory of mindStudy of autismSense of selfInner worldRepresentations of selfAffective precursorsDevelopmental psychologyAutistic individualsAutistic childrenMental statesPsychoanalytic theoryPsychoanalytic viewAutismPsychoanalytic understandingNormal childrenPsychoanalytic notionsSelfFeelingsSocial developmentBeliefsProcess of emergenceMindChildrenDesirePsychology
1993
The Social Matrix of Aggression
Mayes L, Cohen D. The Social Matrix of Aggression. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 1993, 48: 145-169. PMID: 8234549, DOI: 10.1080/00797308.1993.11822382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTheory of mindRole of aggressionObject relatednessPerceived aggressionDevelopmental theoryEarly capacityDefinition of selfSocial matrixMental statesExternal experiencesDeprivation influencesChildren's experiencesAggressionYears of lifeBody of workRelated disciplinesNormal modulationIntentionChildrenExperienceAffectCentral questionFeelingsSelfBeliefs
1992
The Development of a Capacity for Imagination in Early Childhood
Mayes L, Cohen D. The Development of a Capacity for Imagination in Early Childhood. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 1992, 47: 23-47. PMID: 1289932, DOI: 10.1080/00797308.1992.11822663.Peer-Reviewed Original Research