The Understanding Young Children and Families Laboratory is interested in furthering our understanding of the parent/caregiver-young child connection. To do so, a number of research studies are always underway. Some examples of our recent and current work include:
- The Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Attachment-Focused Parenting for Families with Young Children: Using Circle of Security in the Child Welfare System
- Piloting the Circle of Security Group Intervention for Pregnant and Parenting Mothers Who Are Substance-Involved
- Understanding Predictors of Child Maltreatment Potential: A Closer Look at Mother and Child Temperament, Emotion and Behavior Regulation, and Stress and Coping
- Predicting Child Maltreatment Potential in Mothers Who Are Substance-Involved: A Study of Temperament, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Stress, and Emotion Regulation as Mechanisms of Action
- The Role of Parents’ Characteristics, Parenting Behaviors, and Parent-Child Interactions in the Functioning of Young Children
- Mothers’ Temperament, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Psychological Symptoms: How Are Enduring Maternal Characteristics Related to Mothers’ Perceptions of Children’s Temperament, Behavior Problems, and Adaptive Functioning?
- Parenting in the Context of Childhood Trauma: Using Parenting Self-Efficacy as a Mediator Between Reflective Functioning and Attributions and Parenting Competence
- Childhood Maltreatment and Mother-Child Attachment: Examining Interactions Among Depression, Attachment, Reflective Functioning, Parenting Behaviors, and Young Children’s Outcomes in Mothers with Histories of Childhood Maltreatment
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