Sarah C Mangelsdorf
Biographic Data
| ID | 375751 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah C Mangelsdorf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah C |
| FAMILY NAME | Mangelsdorf |
| SIGNATURE | MANGELSDORF S C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4938-6496 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 166 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Attachment relationship quality with mothers and fathers and child temperament
0.19), suggesting that temperament plays a small yet significant role in child-mother/child-father insecure-resistant attachment relationships concordance. Taken together, results from this study prompt a more in-depth examination of the mechanism underlying the small yet significantly higher chance that children with increased negative emotionality have for developing multiple insecure-resistant attachment relationships. (PsycInfo Database Recor…
Infant attachment configurations with mothers and fathers
Fathers' Satisfaction With Physical Affection Before and After the Birth of a New Baby
This study examined the correlates of fathers' satisfaction with physical affection (SPA) in their marital relationship before and after the birth of a new baby. Both parents ( N = 97) completed surveys assessing SPA, and fathers completed surveys assessing division of household labor and coparenting quality during the third trimester of pregnancy and again at 3 months post-birth. An actor-partner interdependence model revealed partner effects, s…
Roles of family cohesiveness, marital adjustment, and child temperament in predicting child behavior with mothers and fathers
The current study explored how family characteristics (i.e., family cohesiveness and marital adjustment) and child characteristics (i.e., temperament) assessed when the child was 13 months old predicted child behavior with mothers and fathers at 36 months. Mother-father-child interaction was observed to assess family cohesiveness at 13 months. Mothers and fathers also completed questionnaires assessing their perceptions of marital adjustment and …
Trajectories of couple relationship satisfaction in families with infants
This study examined trajectories of relationship satisfaction for couples ( n = 99) who had recently experienced the birth of an infant, and further examined the roles of parent gender, personality, depression, and first-time parent status in initial levels of relationship satisfaction and change over time. Expectant parents reported their personalities during the third trimester of pregnancy, and relationship satisfaction and depression during t…
Father involvement, paternal sensitivity, and father−child attachment security in the first 3 years.
To reach a greater understanding of the early father-child attachment relationship, this study examined concurrent and longitudinal associations among father involvement, paternal sensitivity, and father-child attachment security at 13 months and 3 years of age. Analyses revealed few associations among these variables at 13 months of age, but involvement and sensitivity independently predicted father-child attachment security at age 3. Moreover, …
Parent Characteristics and Early Coparenting Behavior at the Transition to Parenthood
This study examined parent characteristics as correlates of coparenting behavior in 57 primiparous couples. Parents' negative emotionality and perceptions of maternal acceptance in childhood, mothers' beliefs about fathers' roles, and observed marital behavior and family socioeconomic status were assessed during the third trimester of pregnancy, and coparenting behavior was observed at 3.5 months postpartum. Couples who exhibited high‐quality mar…
Temperament as a Moderator of the Effects of Parental Depressive Symptoms on Child Behavior Problems
Parental depressive symptomatology has consistently been linked to child maladjustment, but these effects are not universal. This investigation examined the role of child temperament as a moderator of the effects of parental depression on behavior problems in five‐year‐old children. Parents reported on their own depressive symptoms, and both parents and teachers reported on child behavior. Temperament was assessed by both parent‐report and struct…
The Role of Infant Temperament in Stability and Change in Coparenting Across the First Year of Life
These findings suggest that infants may play a role in the early course of the family processes that shape their development. With respect to practice, these results suggest that early intervention in the coparenting subsystem is essential for families, particularly those with temperamentally difficult infants
Maternal gatekeeping, coparenting quality, and fathering behavior in families with infants.
The present study examined the role of maternal gatekeeping behavior in relation to fathers' relative involvement and competence in child care in 97 families with infant children. Parents' beliefs about fathers' roles were assessed prior to their infant's birth. Parents' perceptions of maternal gatekeeping behavior (encouragement and criticism) and coparenting relationship quality were assessed at 3.5 months postpartum. The authors assessed fathe…
Young Children's Psychological Selves
The present research examined five‐year‐old children's psychological self‐concepts. Non‐linear factor analysis was used to model the latent structure of the children's self‐view questionnaire (CSVQ; Eder, 1990 ), a measure of children's self‐concepts. The coherence and reliability of the emerging factor structure indicated that young children are capable of meaningfully reporting about their own emotions and personalities. Moreover, these self‐re…
Preventing preschool externalizing behavior problems through video-feedback intervention in infancy
In the present study (1) intervention effects on children's preschool behavior problems were evaluated in a high risk sample with an overrepresentation of insecure adult attachment representations in 77 first-time mothers, and (2) predictors and correlates of child problem behavior were examined. Early short-term video-feedback intervention to promote positive parenting (VIPP) focusing on maternal sensitivity and implemented in the baby's first y…
Associations Between Coparenting and Marital Behavior From Infancy to the Preschool Years.
This study examined the associations between coparenting and marital behavior from infancy to the preschool years. Coparenting and marital behavior were assessed in 46 families during observations of family play and marital discussions at 6 months and 3 years. Both coparenting and marital behavior showed moderate stability from 6 months to 3 years. In addition, coparenting and marital behavior were more consistently associated at 3 years than at …
Infants' Behavioral Strategies for Emotion Regulation With Fathers and Mothers
This study examined 12‐ and 13‐month‐old infants' behavioral strategies for emotion regulation, emotional expressions, regulatory styles, and attachment quality with fathers and mothers. Eighty‐five infants participated in the Strange Situation procedure to assess attachment quality with mothers and fathers. Infants' behavioral strategies for emotion regulation were examined with each parent during a competing demands task. Emotion regulation sty…
Marital behavior, parenting behavior, and multiple reports of preschoolers' behavior problems
Associations among positive and conflictual marital behavior and multiple reports of child behavior problems were examined in a community sample of 78 families with 3-year-old children. Maternal and paternal parenting behaviors were tested as potential mediators and moderators. Parents reported on child behavior problems and were observed during parent-child interaction and couple discussion in the presence of the child. Observers and preschool t…
Parent-Child Interaction Among Latina Adolescent Mothers
This study examined family and social support correlates of parent-child interaction among Latina adolescent mothers. Mothers (N = 49) were videotaped in their homes interacting with their children (M age = 13 months) and interviewed regarding their social support. Consistent with existing models of the influence of social support on parenting, mothers who reported greater overall social support were more expressive across three observation tasks…
Correlates of marital behavior at 6 months postpartum
The birth of a baby may adversely affect spouses' adaptation, as indexed by self-reported marital satisfaction and psychological well-being. However, less is known about the interpersonal dynamics of marital behavior during the months after a child is born. This research examined correlates of marital behavior in 2 contexts for 104 couples with 6-month-old infants. Spouses completed measures of their relationship history, personality, self-esteem…
The Emotional Basis of Early Personality Development
Attachment security in very low birth weight infants
Infants of very low birth weight (VLBW) (n = 34) and a comparison group of 40 full-term infants were observed in Ainsworth's Strange Situation at 14 and 19 months and observed in the home at 14 months of age, using Waters's Attachment Q-set. Results indicated that at 14 months VLBW infants were more likely than the full-term infants to be insecurely attached when rated using the Q-set but not when using the Strange Situation. However, at 19 month…
Natural mentor relationships among latina adolescent mothers
Investigated the antecedents, effects, and underlying characteristics of natural mentor relationships in a sample of 54 inner‐city, Latina adolescent mothers. Women with mentors reported significantly lower levels of depression and anxiety than those without mentors despite similar levels of stress exposure and overall support resources. Young women with natural mentors were also more satisfied with their support resources and appeared better abl…
The determinants of parenting competence in adolescent mothers
Early Childhood Antecedents of Aggression and Passive‐Withdrawal in Early Elementary School
Early childhood antecedents of elementary school aggression and passive‐withdrawal were evaluated in a large longitudinal study ( N = 191) With teacher ratings as outcome measures, a variety of predictor variables were selected from a comprehensive data base Predictors were selected to represent several major factors ( a ) a developmental history of insecure attachment and poor adjustment, ( b ) inadequate or hostile parental care, and ( c ) stre…
Attachment, temperament, and adrenocortical activity in infancy
Examined the relations among adrenocortical stress reactivity, infant emotional or proneness-todistress temperament, and quality of attachment in 66 infants tested at 9 and at 13 months. Performed the Louisville Temperament Assessment at 9 months and conducted the Strange Situation at 13 months. Adrenocortical activity was not associated with attachment classifications. Emotional temperament at 9 months was strongly correlated with emotional temp…
Natural mentor relationships among latina adolescent mothers
Investigated the antecedents, effects, and underlying characteristics of natural mentor relationships in a sample of 54 inner‐city, Latina adolescent mothers. Women with mentors reported significantly lower levels of depression and anxiety than those without mentors despite similar levels of stress exposure and overall support resources. Young women with natural mentors were also more satisfied with their support resources and appeared better abl…
Correlates of marital behavior at 6 months postpartum
The birth of a baby may adversely affect spouses' adaptation, as indexed by self-reported marital satisfaction and psychological well-being. However, less is known about the interpersonal dynamics of marital behavior during the months after a child is born. This research examined correlates of marital behavior in 2 contexts for 104 couples with 6-month-old infants. Spouses completed measures of their relationship history, personality, self-esteem…
Marital behavior, parenting behavior, and multiple reports of preschoolers' behavior problems
Associations among positive and conflictual marital behavior and multiple reports of child behavior problems were examined in a community sample of 78 families with 3-year-old children. Maternal and paternal parenting behaviors were tested as potential mediators and moderators. Parents reported on child behavior problems and were observed during parent-child interaction and couple discussion in the presence of the child. Observers and preschool t…
Attachment, temperament, and adrenocortical activity in infancy
Examined the relations among adrenocortical stress reactivity, infant emotional or proneness-todistress temperament, and quality of attachment in 66 infants tested at 9 and at 13 months. Performed the Louisville Temperament Assessment at 9 months and conducted the Strange Situation at 13 months. Adrenocortical activity was not associated with attachment classifications. Emotional temperament at 9 months was strongly correlated with emotional temp…
Parent-Child Interaction Among Latina Adolescent Mothers
This study examined family and social support correlates of parent-child interaction among Latina adolescent mothers. Mothers (N = 49) were videotaped in their homes interacting with their children (M age = 13 months) and interviewed regarding their social support. Consistent with existing models of the influence of social support on parenting, mothers who reported greater overall social support were more expressive across three observation tasks…
Parent Characteristics and Early Coparenting Behavior at the Transition to Parenthood
This study examined parent characteristics as correlates of coparenting behavior in 57 primiparous couples. Parents' negative emotionality and perceptions of maternal acceptance in childhood, mothers' beliefs about fathers' roles, and observed marital behavior and family socioeconomic status were assessed during the third trimester of pregnancy, and coparenting behavior was observed at 3.5 months postpartum. Couples who exhibited high‐quality mar…
Attachment security in very low birth weight infants
Infants of very low birth weight (VLBW) (n = 34) and a comparison group of 40 full-term infants were observed in Ainsworth's Strange Situation at 14 and 19 months and observed in the home at 14 months of age, using Waters's Attachment Q-set. Results indicated that at 14 months VLBW infants were more likely than the full-term infants to be insecurely attached when rated using the Q-set but not when using the Strange Situation. However, at 19 month…
The determinants of parenting competence in adolescent mothers
The Role of Infant Temperament in Stability and Change in Coparenting Across the First Year of Life
These findings suggest that infants may play a role in the early course of the family processes that shape their development. With respect to practice, these results suggest that early intervention in the coparenting subsystem is essential for families, particularly those with temperamentally difficult infants
Roles of family cohesiveness, marital adjustment, and child temperament in predicting child behavior with mothers and fathers
The current study explored how family characteristics (i.e., family cohesiveness and marital adjustment) and child characteristics (i.e., temperament) assessed when the child was 13 months old predicted child behavior with mothers and fathers at 36 months. Mother-father-child interaction was observed to assess family cohesiveness at 13 months. Mothers and fathers also completed questionnaires assessing their perceptions of marital adjustment and …
Trajectories of couple relationship satisfaction in families with infants
This study examined trajectories of relationship satisfaction for couples ( n = 99) who had recently experienced the birth of an infant, and further examined the roles of parent gender, personality, depression, and first-time parent status in initial levels of relationship satisfaction and change over time. Expectant parents reported their personalities during the third trimester of pregnancy, and relationship satisfaction and depression during t…
Preventing preschool externalizing behavior problems through video-feedback intervention in infancy
In the present study (1) intervention effects on children's preschool behavior problems were evaluated in a high risk sample with an overrepresentation of insecure adult attachment representations in 77 first-time mothers, and (2) predictors and correlates of child problem behavior were examined. Early short-term video-feedback intervention to promote positive parenting (VIPP) focusing on maternal sensitivity and implemented in the baby's first y…
Infant attachment configurations with mothers and fathers
Temperament as a Moderator of the Effects of Parental Depressive Symptoms on Child Behavior Problems
Parental depressive symptomatology has consistently been linked to child maladjustment, but these effects are not universal. This investigation examined the role of child temperament as a moderator of the effects of parental depression on behavior problems in five‐year‐old children. Parents reported on their own depressive symptoms, and both parents and teachers reported on child behavior. Temperament was assessed by both parent‐report and struct…
Early Childhood Antecedents of Aggression and Passive‐Withdrawal in Early Elementary School
Early childhood antecedents of elementary school aggression and passive‐withdrawal were evaluated in a large longitudinal study ( N = 191) With teacher ratings as outcome measures, a variety of predictor variables were selected from a comprehensive data base Predictors were selected to represent several major factors ( a ) a developmental history of insecure attachment and poor adjustment, ( b ) inadequate or hostile parental care, and ( c ) stre…
Attachment, temperament, and adrenocortical activity in infancy
Examined the relations among adrenocortical stress reactivity, infant emotional or proneness-todistress temperament, and quality of attachment in 66 infants tested at 9 and at 13 months. Performed the Louisville Temperament Assessment at 9 months and conducted the Strange Situation at 13 months. Adrenocortical activity was not associated with attachment classifications. Emotional temperament at 9 months was strongly correlated with emotional temp…
Natural mentor relationships among latina adolescent mothers
Investigated the antecedents, effects, and underlying characteristics of natural mentor relationships in a sample of 54 inner‐city, Latina adolescent mothers. Women with mentors reported significantly lower levels of depression and anxiety than those without mentors despite similar levels of stress exposure and overall support resources. Young women with natural mentors were also more satisfied with their support resources and appeared better abl…
The determinants of parenting competence in adolescent mothers
Attachment security in very low birth weight infants
Infants of very low birth weight (VLBW) (n = 34) and a comparison group of 40 full-term infants were observed in Ainsworth's Strange Situation at 14 and 19 months and observed in the home at 14 months of age, using Waters's Attachment Q-set. Results indicated that at 14 months VLBW infants were more likely than the full-term infants to be insecurely attached when rated using the Q-set but not when using the Strange Situation. However, at 19 month…
The Emotional Basis of Early Personality Development
Correlates of marital behavior at 6 months postpartum
The birth of a baby may adversely affect spouses' adaptation, as indexed by self-reported marital satisfaction and psychological well-being. However, less is known about the interpersonal dynamics of marital behavior during the months after a child is born. This research examined correlates of marital behavior in 2 contexts for 104 couples with 6-month-old infants. Spouses completed measures of their relationship history, personality, self-esteem…
Parent-Child Interaction Among Latina Adolescent Mothers
This study examined family and social support correlates of parent-child interaction among Latina adolescent mothers. Mothers (N = 49) were videotaped in their homes interacting with their children (M age = 13 months) and interviewed regarding their social support. Consistent with existing models of the influence of social support on parenting, mothers who reported greater overall social support were more expressive across three observation tasks…
Marital behavior, parenting behavior, and multiple reports of preschoolers' behavior problems
Associations among positive and conflictual marital behavior and multiple reports of child behavior problems were examined in a community sample of 78 families with 3-year-old children. Maternal and paternal parenting behaviors were tested as potential mediators and moderators. Parents reported on child behavior problems and were observed during parent-child interaction and couple discussion in the presence of the child. Observers and preschool t…
Infants' Behavioral Strategies for Emotion Regulation With Fathers and Mothers
This study examined 12‐ and 13‐month‐old infants' behavioral strategies for emotion regulation, emotional expressions, regulatory styles, and attachment quality with fathers and mothers. Eighty‐five infants participated in the Strange Situation procedure to assess attachment quality with mothers and fathers. Infants' behavioral strategies for emotion regulation were examined with each parent during a competing demands task. Emotion regulation sty…
Associations Between Coparenting and Marital Behavior From Infancy to the Preschool Years.
This study examined the associations between coparenting and marital behavior from infancy to the preschool years. Coparenting and marital behavior were assessed in 46 families during observations of family play and marital discussions at 6 months and 3 years. Both coparenting and marital behavior showed moderate stability from 6 months to 3 years. In addition, coparenting and marital behavior were more consistently associated at 3 years than at …
Preventing preschool externalizing behavior problems through video-feedback intervention in infancy
In the present study (1) intervention effects on children's preschool behavior problems were evaluated in a high risk sample with an overrepresentation of insecure adult attachment representations in 77 first-time mothers, and (2) predictors and correlates of child problem behavior were examined. Early short-term video-feedback intervention to promote positive parenting (VIPP) focusing on maternal sensitivity and implemented in the baby's first y…
Maternal gatekeeping, coparenting quality, and fathering behavior in families with infants.
The present study examined the role of maternal gatekeeping behavior in relation to fathers' relative involvement and competence in child care in 97 families with infant children. Parents' beliefs about fathers' roles were assessed prior to their infant's birth. Parents' perceptions of maternal gatekeeping behavior (encouragement and criticism) and coparenting relationship quality were assessed at 3.5 months postpartum. The authors assessed fathe…
Young Children's Psychological Selves
The present research examined five‐year‐old children's psychological self‐concepts. Non‐linear factor analysis was used to model the latent structure of the children's self‐view questionnaire (CSVQ; Eder, 1990 ), a measure of children's self‐concepts. The coherence and reliability of the emerging factor structure indicated that young children are capable of meaningfully reporting about their own emotions and personalities. Moreover, these self‐re…
The Role of Infant Temperament in Stability and Change in Coparenting Across the First Year of Life
These findings suggest that infants may play a role in the early course of the family processes that shape their development. With respect to practice, these results suggest that early intervention in the coparenting subsystem is essential for families, particularly those with temperamentally difficult infants
Temperament as a Moderator of the Effects of Parental Depressive Symptoms on Child Behavior Problems
Parental depressive symptomatology has consistently been linked to child maladjustment, but these effects are not universal. This investigation examined the role of child temperament as a moderator of the effects of parental depression on behavior problems in five‐year‐old children. Parents reported on their own depressive symptoms, and both parents and teachers reported on child behavior. Temperament was assessed by both parent‐report and struct…
Father involvement, paternal sensitivity, and father−child attachment security in the first 3 years.
To reach a greater understanding of the early father-child attachment relationship, this study examined concurrent and longitudinal associations among father involvement, paternal sensitivity, and father-child attachment security at 13 months and 3 years of age. Analyses revealed few associations among these variables at 13 months of age, but involvement and sensitivity independently predicted father-child attachment security at age 3. Moreover, …
Parent Characteristics and Early Coparenting Behavior at the Transition to Parenthood
This study examined parent characteristics as correlates of coparenting behavior in 57 primiparous couples. Parents' negative emotionality and perceptions of maternal acceptance in childhood, mothers' beliefs about fathers' roles, and observed marital behavior and family socioeconomic status were assessed during the third trimester of pregnancy, and coparenting behavior was observed at 3.5 months postpartum. Couples who exhibited high‐quality mar…
Trajectories of couple relationship satisfaction in families with infants
This study examined trajectories of relationship satisfaction for couples ( n = 99) who had recently experienced the birth of an infant, and further examined the roles of parent gender, personality, depression, and first-time parent status in initial levels of relationship satisfaction and change over time. Expectant parents reported their personalities during the third trimester of pregnancy, and relationship satisfaction and depression during t…
Roles of family cohesiveness, marital adjustment, and child temperament in predicting child behavior with mothers and fathers
The current study explored how family characteristics (i.e., family cohesiveness and marital adjustment) and child characteristics (i.e., temperament) assessed when the child was 13 months old predicted child behavior with mothers and fathers at 36 months. Mother-father-child interaction was observed to assess family cohesiveness at 13 months. Mothers and fathers also completed questionnaires assessing their perceptions of marital adjustment and …
Fathers' Satisfaction With Physical Affection Before and After the Birth of a New Baby
This study examined the correlates of fathers' satisfaction with physical affection (SPA) in their marital relationship before and after the birth of a new baby. Both parents ( N = 97) completed surveys assessing SPA, and fathers completed surveys assessing division of household labor and coparenting quality during the third trimester of pregnancy and again at 3 months post-birth. An actor-partner interdependence model revealed partner effects, s…
Infant attachment configurations with mothers and fathers
Attachment relationship quality with mothers and fathers and child temperament
0.19), suggesting that temperament plays a small yet significant role in child-mother/child-father insecure-resistant attachment relationships concordance. Taken together, results from this study prompt a more in-depth examination of the mechanism underlying the small yet significantly higher chance that children with increased negative emotionality have for developing multiple insecure-resistant attachment relationships. (PsycInfo Database Recor…
Developmental psychology (23 works) · Psychology (23 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (18 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (18 works) · Social Psychology (17 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Personality (9 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (8 works)