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
2008
Oxytocin and cortisol in romantically unattached young adults: Associations with bonding and psychological distress
Gordon I, Zagoory‐Sharon O, Schneiderman I, Leckman JF, Weller A, Feldman R. Oxytocin and cortisol in romantically unattached young adults: Associations with bonding and psychological distress. Psychophysiology 2008, 45: 349-352. PMID: 18266803, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2008.00649.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological distressHuman social affiliationSelf-report measuresYoung adultsInvolvement of oxytocinAttachment anxietyAdult representationsSocial affiliationOwn parentsSalivary cortisolPlasma oxytocinOT levelsDistressDepressive symptomsAnxietyOxytocinParentsAdultsCognitionRegression analysisLife spanRepresentationAttachmentCortisolExtensive research