Major developments in attachment research over the past 2 decades have introduced
parental mentalization as a predictor of infant–parent attachment security. Parental …

Parent-child play interactions in the first years of life are linked to more positive cognitive and
socio-emotional outcomes for children. The vast majority of previous research has focussed …

Background Depression is experienced by women most often during their childbearing
years. 1 Over the last several decades, research has revealed that untreated maternal …

Sensitive caregiving behavior, which involves the ability to notice, interpret, and quickly
respond to a child's signals of need and/or interest, is a central determinant of secure child …

The aims of this study were to analyze the interactions of mothers and fathers with their
children with intellectual disabilities, focusing on certain parental behaviors previously …

O presente estudo visou analisar preditores do envolvimento paterno em atividades do dia-
a-dia relacionadas com a criança, considerando a perspetiva do pai (crenças sobre o papel …

Early studies on fathers focused mainly on his presence in or absence from children's lives,
and the amount of time they spent with them. More recently, several authors have stated the …

Parents lay the foundation for their children's socio‐emotional experiences by sensitively
responding to their needs. The hormonal and neurobiological changes that occur during the …

Parenting behavior is a key factor in children's socio-emotional development. However, little
is known about similarities and differences in maternal and paternal parenting behavior, as …

Objective This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between motivational-
cognitive variables and academic self-efficacy of students meditated by parent-teacher …