Laura E Brumariu
Biographic Data
| ID | 98228 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura E Brumariu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura E |
| FAMILY NAME | Brumariu |
| SIGNATURE | BRUMARIU L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Adelphi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3389-4288 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Disrupted Caregiving Questionnaire
Preadolescents’ Perceptions of Parental Emotion Socialization Responses to Positive Emotions
Emotion socialization (ES) has been studied primarily in the context of children’s negative emotions. We evaluated whether 1) mothers and fathers are similar in their ES (savoring and dampening) of positive emotions; and 2) maternal and paternal ES are differentially related to preadolescents’ psychosocial adjustment and attachment security. Preadolescents ( N = 106; age M ( SD ) = 11.68 (1.03) years; 52 boys) reported parental ES, self-worth, an…
Early adolescents’ attachment security, parental emotion socialisation, and early adolescents’ emotion regulation of positive emotions
112, boys = 55) completed an attachment interview, rated their ER of PEs (savouring and dampening), and rated their parents' ES of PEs (savouring and dampening). Children who were more securely attached to their mothers and fathers used more savouring and less dampening of their PEs. Mothers' and fathers' savouring or dampening of PEs was associated with children's greater use of the corresponding strategy. Parents' ES strategies showed unique ef…
Caregiving, maternal burnout, and child dysregulation
Objective This research validated the Italian version of the 40‐item Caregiving Experiences Questionnaire (CEQ) by examining its factor structure and associations with maternal burnout and child dysregulation. Background Caregiving representations shape parental behavior and influence child development. Existing measures are resource intensive, limiting accessibility. The CEQ offers a practical self‐report alternative, but its validation remains …
Children’s perceived parental control and academic achievement during the Covid-19 pandemic
Assessing Safe Haven and Secure Base Support in Preadolescence
The 15‐item version of the Security Scale Questionnaire (SSQ), primarily capturing parent's safe haven support, is the most valid self‐report measure of attachment security for preadolescence. Recently, nine items assessing secure base support were added. This study aimed to further validate the 24‐item version of the SSQ by evaluating measurement invariance across three cultures, child gender and age, and mother‐child and father‐child relationsh…
Still worried? Parental control and academic competence as antecedents of middle school students' post‐transition worries
This study examined whether parental psychological control reported by children before the transition to middle school, in the second semester of the fourth grade, is associated with children's worries after the transition to middle school, in the first semester of the fifth grade. We also evaluated the mediating role of children's post-transition perceived academic competence and the moderating role of physical transition (changing schools) on t…
Romanian early adolescents' perceptions of parental migration and the associated relational impact
Previous literature has emphasised the complexities of early children’s perceptions of parental migration based on socio-cultural factors and the associated relational impact due to separation. Until recently, research on transnational families positioned children left behind in the country of origin as passive actors of parental migration, and focused less on children’s relational voice or agency. The present study addressed this gap by qualitat…
Parent–Child Attachment and Dynamic Emotion Regulation
Although there is evidence parent–child attachment security is associated with trait-like emotion indices, trait perspectives do not fully capture children's responses to context, an important emotion regulation component. This paper evaluates whether attachment is associated with two dynamic emotion indicators: emotion reactivity and emotion recovery. We review conceptual and empirical connections, describe the dynamic emotion perspective, discu…
Mental Health among Young Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic
This study aimed to assess changes in COVID-19 related factors (i.e. risk perception, knowledge about the virus, preventive behaviors and perceived efficacy) and mental health (i.e. psychological distress and positive mental health), in a sample of Romanian young adults attending college, assessed immediately after the national COVID-19 lockdown ended (Time 1) and six months after the end of the lockdown (Time 2). We also evaluated the longitudin…
Attachment Figures among Donor-Conceived Children of Lesbian Mothers in Middle Childhood
Adolescents’ perceptions of contextual factors
Parental emotion socialization
How parents approach and teach their children about emotions are key determinants of children's healthy adjustment (Denham, 2019). Parental emotion socialization has been mostly studied in parents of young children. Our study identified emotion socialization (ES) strategies used by parents of early adolescents (Study 1) and then examined the relations of ES strategies with early adolescent adjustment, parent-child attachment, and maternal depress…
Parent-Child Attachment Security and Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescence
Validating the Negative Emotion Regulation Inventory Measure of Emotion Regulation for Children in Preadolescence
Emotion modulation is achieved through various strategies. We further validated a measure of emotion regulation (ER), the Negative Emotion Regulation Inventory (NERI), designed by Zimmermann and Iwanski (2014) to assess emotions and ER strategies in situations intended to induce sadness, fear, or anger. U.S. children 9–14 years old ( n = 105) completed an adapted version of the NERI and measures of anxiety symptoms and attachment security. We rep…
Mother-child disagreements on child anxiety
Purpose Previous literature demonstrated low-to-moderate rates of agreement between children and mothers regarding child anxiety. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate factors related to differences between mother-child dyads who disagreed vs agreed in their reports of child anxiety symptoms. Design/methodology/approach In total, 87 children aged 9-12 years old and their mothers completed questionnaires regarding maternal perceptions of child …
Representational and questionnaire measures of attachment
Parent-Child Attachment and Emotion Regulation
Parent–child role-confusion
Mother–child attachment, emotion regulation, and anxiety symptoms in middle childhood
This study examined whether the relation of mother–child attachment with anxiety symptoms is mediated by emotion regulation (ER) processes (poor emotional awareness, biased interpretations of emotionally charged events, and coping strategies). Attachment patterns were assessed in a sample of eighty‐seven 10‐ to 12‐year‐olds using story‐stem interviews. Children who were less secure and more disorganized reported more anxiety. Attachment was also …
Pathways to Anxiety
Mother–Child Attachment Patterns and Different Types of Anxiety Symptoms
Mother–Child Attachment Patterns and Different Types of Anxiety Symptoms
Mother–child attachment, emotion regulation, and anxiety symptoms in middle childhood
This study examined whether the relation of mother–child attachment with anxiety symptoms is mediated by emotion regulation (ER) processes (poor emotional awareness, biased interpretations of emotionally charged events, and coping strategies). Attachment patterns were assessed in a sample of eighty‐seven 10‐ to 12‐year‐olds using story‐stem interviews. Children who were less secure and more disorganized reported more anxiety. Attachment was also …
Pathways to Anxiety
Parent-Child Attachment and Emotion Regulation
Parent–child role-confusion
Representational and questionnaire measures of attachment
Mother-child disagreements on child anxiety
Purpose Previous literature demonstrated low-to-moderate rates of agreement between children and mothers regarding child anxiety. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate factors related to differences between mother-child dyads who disagreed vs agreed in their reports of child anxiety symptoms. Design/methodology/approach In total, 87 children aged 9-12 years old and their mothers completed questionnaires regarding maternal perceptions of child …
Adolescents’ perceptions of contextual factors
Parental emotion socialization
How parents approach and teach their children about emotions are key determinants of children's healthy adjustment (Denham, 2019). Parental emotion socialization has been mostly studied in parents of young children. Our study identified emotion socialization (ES) strategies used by parents of early adolescents (Study 1) and then examined the relations of ES strategies with early adolescent adjustment, parent-child attachment, and maternal depress…
Parent-Child Attachment Security and Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescence
Validating the Negative Emotion Regulation Inventory Measure of Emotion Regulation for Children in Preadolescence
Emotion modulation is achieved through various strategies. We further validated a measure of emotion regulation (ER), the Negative Emotion Regulation Inventory (NERI), designed by Zimmermann and Iwanski (2014) to assess emotions and ER strategies in situations intended to induce sadness, fear, or anger. U.S. children 9–14 years old ( n = 105) completed an adapted version of the NERI and measures of anxiety symptoms and attachment security. We rep…
Parent–Child Attachment and Dynamic Emotion Regulation
Although there is evidence parent–child attachment security is associated with trait-like emotion indices, trait perspectives do not fully capture children's responses to context, an important emotion regulation component. This paper evaluates whether attachment is associated with two dynamic emotion indicators: emotion reactivity and emotion recovery. We review conceptual and empirical connections, describe the dynamic emotion perspective, discu…
Mental Health among Young Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic
This study aimed to assess changes in COVID-19 related factors (i.e. risk perception, knowledge about the virus, preventive behaviors and perceived efficacy) and mental health (i.e. psychological distress and positive mental health), in a sample of Romanian young adults attending college, assessed immediately after the national COVID-19 lockdown ended (Time 1) and six months after the end of the lockdown (Time 2). We also evaluated the longitudin…
Attachment Figures among Donor-Conceived Children of Lesbian Mothers in Middle Childhood
Still worried? Parental control and academic competence as antecedents of middle school students' post‐transition worries
This study examined whether parental psychological control reported by children before the transition to middle school, in the second semester of the fourth grade, is associated with children's worries after the transition to middle school, in the first semester of the fifth grade. We also evaluated the mediating role of children's post-transition perceived academic competence and the moderating role of physical transition (changing schools) on t…
Romanian early adolescents' perceptions of parental migration and the associated relational impact
Previous literature has emphasised the complexities of early children’s perceptions of parental migration based on socio-cultural factors and the associated relational impact due to separation. Until recently, research on transnational families positioned children left behind in the country of origin as passive actors of parental migration, and focused less on children’s relational voice or agency. The present study addressed this gap by qualitat…
Children’s perceived parental control and academic achievement during the Covid-19 pandemic
Assessing Safe Haven and Secure Base Support in Preadolescence
The 15‐item version of the Security Scale Questionnaire (SSQ), primarily capturing parent's safe haven support, is the most valid self‐report measure of attachment security for preadolescence. Recently, nine items assessing secure base support were added. This study aimed to further validate the 24‐item version of the SSQ by evaluating measurement invariance across three cultures, child gender and age, and mother‐child and father‐child relationsh…
The Disrupted Caregiving Questionnaire
Preadolescents’ Perceptions of Parental Emotion Socialization Responses to Positive Emotions
Emotion socialization (ES) has been studied primarily in the context of children’s negative emotions. We evaluated whether 1) mothers and fathers are similar in their ES (savoring and dampening) of positive emotions; and 2) maternal and paternal ES are differentially related to preadolescents’ psychosocial adjustment and attachment security. Preadolescents ( N = 106; age M ( SD ) = 11.68 (1.03) years; 52 boys) reported parental ES, self-worth, an…
Early adolescents’ attachment security, parental emotion socialisation, and early adolescents’ emotion regulation of positive emotions
112, boys = 55) completed an attachment interview, rated their ER of PEs (savouring and dampening), and rated their parents' ES of PEs (savouring and dampening). Children who were more securely attached to their mothers and fathers used more savouring and less dampening of their PEs. Mothers' and fathers' savouring or dampening of PEs was associated with children's greater use of the corresponding strategy. Parents' ES strategies showed unique ef…
Caregiving, maternal burnout, and child dysregulation
Objective This research validated the Italian version of the 40‐item Caregiving Experiences Questionnaire (CEQ) by examining its factor structure and associations with maternal burnout and child dysregulation. Background Caregiving representations shape parental behavior and influence child development. Existing measures are resource intensive, limiting accessibility. The CEQ offers a practical self‐report alternative, but its validation remains …
Developmental psychology (15 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (14 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (13 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (6 works) · Perception (6 works)