Jay Belsky's process of parenting model, published in 1984, continues to be widely
referenced within the scientific literature. The main premise of this model is that parenting is …

Various parental characteristics, including psychiatric disorders and parenting behaviours,
are associated with offspring mental health and related outcomes in observational studies …

During the past decade, polygenic scores have become a fast-growing area of research in
the behavioural sciences. The ability to directly assess people's genetic propensities has …

The longitudinal stability of personality is low in childhood but increases substantially into
adulthood. Theoretical explanations for this trend differ in the emphasis placed on intrinsic …

For decades, attachment scholars have been investigating how parents' adult attachment
orientations relate to the ways in which they parent. Traditionally, this research has been …

Adolescence is a developmental period with a reputation. Much like toddlerhood, it is often
described as a period of vehement conflicts with parents, emotional upheaval, and irrational …

In the context of current concerns about replication in psychological science, we describe 10
findings from behavioral genetic research that have replicated robustly. These are “big” …

The many adverse effects of child maltreatment make the scientific investigation of this
phenomenon a matter of vital importance. Although the relationship between maltreatment …

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable
synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development …

What makes you the way you are—and what makes each of us different from everyone else?
In Innate, leading neuroscientist and popular science blogger Kevin Mitchell traces human …