This CCFW multidisciplinary collaboration demonstrated the effectiveness of perinatal mindfulness and parenting programs in supporting maternal and infant mental health. We are grateful for the participation of the new mothers who contributed to this project.
Early-childhood temperament moderates the prospective associations of coping with adolescent internalizing and externalizing symptoms
CCFW’s team published this article in Frontiers in Psychology. While appraisal and coping are known to impact adolescent psychopathology, more vulnerable or resilient responses to stress may depend on individual temperament. This study examined early life temperament as a moderator of the prospective relations of pre-adolescent appraisal and coping with adolescent psychopathology.
Supporting the Well-being of Early Learning Providers with a Mindfulness and Coping Program
The Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) has accepted an abstract from CCFW’s research team. The abstract, entitled Supporting the Well-being of Early Learning Providers with a Mindfulness and Coping Program, by Robyn Long, Katie Malloy Spink, & Liliana J. Lengua, will be a part of the Future Directions Forum, a virtual series hosted online July – December 2022.
Material hardship level and unpredictability in relation to U.S. households’ family interactions and emotional well-being: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic
CCFW Director, Dr. Liliana Lengua’s research publication on Social Science & Medicine (1967).
Mental Health Primers by the Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education
These primers developed by the Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education provide information for classroom teachers to help them identify behaviors in the classroom that are symptomatic of mental health and other psychological issues, with the goal of directing teachers to appropriate resources for the students.
Tests of bidirectional relations of TV exposure and effortful control as predictors of adjustment in early childhood in the context of family risk factors
This study examined bidirectional relations between television exposure and effortful control accounting for the effects of family contextual risk factors.