Emotion dysregulation is defined as patterns of emotional experience or expression that
interfere with goal-directed activity. This paper considers this functionalist definition from a …

This paper responds to the need to understand mechanisms in the pathways of risk from
depression in mothers to their children's functioning. We systematically reviewed evidence …

Resilience–a key topic in clinical science and practice–still lacks a clear conceptualization
that integrates its evolutionary and human‐specific features, refrains from exclusive focus on …

The increase in children's screen time over the last few decades has concerned parents,
educators, and policymakers alike, due to its association with negative developmental …

Biobehavioral synchrony, the coordination of physiological and behavioral signals between
mother and infant during social contact, tunes the child's brain to the social world. Probing …

The recent shift from psychopathology to resilience and from diagnosis to functioning
requires the construction of transdiagnostic markers of adaptation. This review describes a …

The long-term negative effects of maternal depression on child outcome are thought to be
mediated in part by deficits in caregiving; yet, few studies utilized longitudinal cohorts and …

Mucosal secretory immunoglobulin A (s-IgA) has been recognized as a key component of
human first line defense against infection. However, its reactivity to psychosocial stressors is …

Attachment theory is built on the assumption of consistency; the mother–infant bond is
thought to underpin the life-long representations individuals construct of attachment …

Previous studies underscore the importance of social interactions for child language
development—particularly interactions characterized by maternal sensitivity, infant-directed …