Michael E Lamb

Biographic Data

ID79826
NAMEMichael E Lamb
GIVEN NAMESMichael E
FAMILY NAMELamb
SIGNATURELAMB M E
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Cambridge
ORCID0000-0002-6792-3526
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS161
TOTAL CITATIONS1362
AUTHOR COUNT158
EDITOR COUNT3
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1975
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX17

  • Does Supportive Behavior Throughout Forensic Interviews Have a Cumulative Effect on Children's Cooperativeness?

    Open AccessUri Blasbalg, Isaac Hershkowitz et al.ARTICLEApplied Cognitive Psychology2026

    This study examined all three phases of 233 interviews with children aged 4–14 years ( M ± SD = 9.12 ± 2.56) who disclosed physical abuse by a parent. Of these, 79 were conducted using the Standard NICHD Protocol (SP) and 154 using the Revised NICHD Protocol (RP), which guides interviewers to build rapport, manage emotions, and ask appropriate questions. Use of the RP was linked to increased abuse‐related informativeness which was evident when in…

  • Interviewers’ and intermediaries’ perceptions of problematic interview questions and their proposed solutions

    Open AccessSonja P Brubacher, Sarah L Deck et al.ARTICLEThe International Journal of…2025References: 8

    Witness intermediaries facilitate communication between legal actors and children or other vulnerable populations, and sometimes intermediaries assist in investigative interviews. This research explored the skills of investigative interviewers and intermediaries (who either had experience acting in that role or were eligible to do so) in identifying problematic questions during interviews. Forty-one participants (18 interviewers, 23 eligible or e…

  • So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu

    Michael E LambARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2024

  • A Commonwealth of Hope

    Michael E Lamb, Michael LambBOOKA Commonwealth of Hope2022

    A bold new interpretation of Augustine’s virtue of hope and its place in political life When it comes to politics, Augustine of Hippo is renowned as one of history’s great pessimists, with his sights set firmly on the heavenly city rather than the public square. Many have enlisted him to chasten political hopes, highlighting the realities of evil and encouraging citizens instead to cast their hopes on heaven. A Commonwealth of Hope challenges pre…

  • Linguistically complex recognition prompts in pre‐recorded cross‐examinations

    Open AccessLaura M Stevens, Hayden M Henderson et al.ARTICLEBehavioral Sciences & the Law2021

    This study examined the effects of pre‐trial preparation and pre‐recorded cross‐examinations on the linguistic complexity of recognition prompts (i.e., option‐posing or suggestive questions) used when questioning child victims in English criminal courts. The study also compared the linguistic complexity of recognition prompts that did and did not contain suggestive content. Analyses compared 43 cases that involved pre‐recorded cross‐examinations …

  • Adoptive Gay Father Families

    Open AccessAnja L McConnachie, Nadia Ayed et al.ARTICLEChild Development2021

    Findings are presented from the second phase of a UK longitudinal study of 33 gay father, 35 lesbian mother, and 43 heterosexual parent families when their adopted children reached early adolescence. Participants predominantly lived in urban/suburban areas and were mostly white and well-educated. Standardized interviews, observations, and questionnaires of parental mental health, parent–child relationships, and adolescent adjustment were administ…

  • Psychology, Public Policy, and Law adopts further open science practices and refreshes its commitment to generalizable empirical research

    Open AccessMichael E Lamb, Nancy K Steblay et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2021References: 2

  • Parental sensitivity and intrusiveness in gay-, lesbian-, and heterosexual-parent families with infants conceived using artificial reproductive techniques

    Open AccessKate Ellis-Davies, Kate Ellis‐Davies et al.ARTICLEEarly Childhood Research Quarterly2021Cited by: 3References: 7

    The goal of our study was to examine whether differences in the sensitivity and intrusiveness of fathers and mothers from gay-, lesbian-, and heterosexual-parent families (57 French couples, 47 Dutch couples, and 31 British couples) with their first-born infants were explained by gender or caregiver role, while controlling for nesting within families, infant temperament, and twinship. We assessed the sensitivity and intrusiveness of 147 primary c…

  • Gender-Typed and Gender-Segregated Play Among Tanzanian Hadza and Congolese BaYaka Hunter-Gatherer Children and Adolescents

    Open AccessLew-Levy, A H Boyette et al.ARTICLEChild Development2020

    Few data exist on gender-typed and gender-segregated play in hunter-gatherer societies, despite their unique demographic and cultural features which may influence children’s gendered play. Using naturalistic observations of Hadza (N = 46, 41% female) and BaYaka (N = 65, 48% female) hunter-gatherer 3- to 18-year-olds from Tanzania and the Republic of Congo, we showed that access to playmates was negatively associated with playing in mixed-gender g…

  • Determinants of Non-paid Task Division in Gay-, Lesbian-, and Heterosexual-Parent Families With Infants Conceived Using Artificial Reproductive Techniques

    Open AccessLoes van Rijn-van Gelderen, Kate Ellis-Davies et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychology2020

    Background: The division of non-paid labor in heterosexual parents in the West is usually still gender-based, with mothers taking on the majority of direct caregiving responsibilities. However, in same-sex couples, gender cannot be the deciding factor. Inspired by Feinberg’s ecological model of co-parenting, this study investigated whether infant temperament, parent factors (biological relatedness to child, psychological adjustment, parenting str…

  • Allegation rates and credibility assessment in forensic interviews of alleged child abuse victims

    Isaac Hershkowitz, Michael E LambARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2020Cited by: 1

  • Adherence to the Revised NICHD Protocol recommendations for conducting repeated supportive interviews is associated with the likelihood that children will allege abuse

    Uri Blasbalg, Isaac Hershkowitz et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2020Cited by: 2

  • Personality development from age 2 to 33

    Moin Syed, Py Liv Eriksson et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2020References: 5

    The purpose of this study was to examine the developmental course and implications of the personality metatraits ego resiliency and ego control across the first 3 decades of life. The sample consisted of 139 participants who were assessed 9 times between ages 2 and 33. Participants completed measures of ego resiliency, ego control, Big Five personality traits, identity development, and positive and negative well-being. The findings indicated stro…

  • Inter- and intra-cultural variation in learning-through-participation among Hadza and BaYaka forager children and adolescents from Tanzania and the Republic of Congo

    Lew-Levy, Sheina Lew-Levy et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2019

    We examined cross-cultural variation in children’s learning-through-participation in economic work in two forager societies; the Hadza of Tanzania and the BaYaka of the Republic of Congo. We used observational data from 46 Hadza (41% female) and 65 BaYaka (48% female) children and adolescents between the ages of 3 and 18; interview data from 73 Hadza (49% female) and 52 BaYaka (56% female) adults; and ethnographic observations from both populatio…

  • Examining reluctance and emotional support in forensic interviews with child victims of substantiated physical abuse

    Elizabeth C Ahern, Isaac Hershkowitz et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2019

    Socio-emotional dynamics were examined in 230 forensic interviews of 3- to -13-year-old Israeli children who disclosed chronic physical abuse that could be substantiated. Half of the children were interviewed using the Standard (SP) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Protocol and the others using the Revised Protocol (RP) that emphasized emotional support from interviewers. When children disclosed physical abuse in the RP in…

  • Developmental differences in children’s learning and use of forensic ground rules during an interview about an experienced event

    Open AccessDeirdre A Brown, Charlie Lewis et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2019

    Children often answer questions when they do not have the requisite knowledge or when they do not understand them. We examined whether ground rules instruction-to say "I don't know," to tell the truth, and to correct the interviewer when necessary-assisted children in applying those rules during an interview about a past event and whether doing so was associated with more accurate accounts. We compared children with intellectual disabilities (mil…

  • Shared Parenting After Parental Separation

    Sanford L Braver, Michael E LambARTICLEJournal of Divorce & Remarriage2018

    This article summarizes panel discussions that took place at an international conference on shared parenting (SP) held in May 2017. The panelists were internationally recognized experts on the legal and psychological implications of custody arrangements and parenting plans. Seven broad themes dominated the discussions: whether or not there was persuasive evidence that SP provides real benefits to children whose parents separate; what specific fac…

  • A macro-coding perspective

    Open AccessElizabeth C Ahern, Faith VanMeter et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2018References: 27

  • Effects of rapport building on confessions in an experimental paradigm

    Taeko Wachi, Hiroki Kuraishi et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2018Cited by: 2

  • Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods

    B Hewlett, Barry S Hewlett et al.BOOKHunter-Gatherer Childhoods2017

  • Weanling Emotional Patterns among the Bofi Foragers of Central Africa

    H N Fouts, Michael E LambCHAPTERHunter-Gatherer Childhoods2017

    This chapter explores to understand variability in fussing and crying frequencies among Bofi forager children during the weaning process by examining the possible impact of demographic variables and individual differences in caregiver sensitivity. Bofi forager children stopped nursing of their own accord, and their parents did not employ any specific techniques to speed the process. Weaning is often viewed as the classic example of parent-offspri…

  • Does Shyness Vary According to Attained Social Roles? Trends Across Age Groups in a Large British Sample

    Open AccessJ Kohl, Nejra Van Zalk et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality2017

    Mean levels of shyness are likely to vary according to adopted social roles, gender, and age

  • How” and “Why” prompts in forensic investigative interviews with preschool children

    Lindsay C Malloy, Yael Orbach et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2017

    Although young children may frequently be asked “How” and “Why” questions, it is unclear whether they have the ability to respond well enough to justify the use of these words during investigative interviews. The range of possible uses and interpretations of the words “How” and “Why” makes it critical to examine their use when communicatively immature children are interviewed. In this study, police interviews of 3- to 5-year-old suspected victims…

  • Children's diurnal cortisol activity during the first year of school

    Pei-Jung Yang, Michael E Lamb et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2017

    The present study examined 4- to 5-year-old British children's diurnal cortisol activity during their first year of school. The children's cortisol was measured before enrollment (baseline), upon enrollment, and both 3 and 6 months after enrollment. On each day, cortisol was sampled four times, providing information about the diurnal amount of cortisol secreted (AUCG). Mixed-effect models were constructed to examine the way children's cortisol fl…

  • The Father's Role in Early Irish Socialization

    Michael E Lamb