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Jennifer E Mcintosh

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ID189169
NAMEJennifer E Mcintosh
GIVEN NAMESJennifer E
FAMILY NAMEMcintosh
SIGNATUREMCINTOSH J E
AFFILIATIONSLa Trobe University
ORCID0000-0003-4709-5003
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS41
TOTAL CITATIONS65
AUTHOR COUNT41
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1991
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX4
  • Opportunities to Improve the Implementation of Relational Health Interventions for Children and Families: A Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review

    Open Access•Natasha Pearce, David Cro et al.•ARTICLE•Clinical Child and Family…•2026

    Despite the availability of universally delivered evidence-based relational health interventions, their wide-scale translation into practice is slow and unsustained. Measuring implementation outcomes within intervention trials is critical to understand their effectiveness and inform future scaling. This study aimed to determine the extent to which universally delivered relational health interventions measured and reported on implementation outcom…

  • Mapping What Works to Strengthen the Relational Ecology of Early Child Development: A Systematic Scoping Review

    Open Access•Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Suzanne Vassallo et al.•ARTICLE•Clinical Child and Family…•2026

    The development of secure bonds between children and adult carers, particularly parents, is determined by a complex ecosystem of relationships that includes parents, care providers in other settings, and the values and institutions that care for those who care for children. Here we conduct a scoping review to map scientific progress in the development of evidence based interventions across all levels of relational ecology of early child developme…

  • Enhancing Safety for Separating Families Affected by Domestic and Family Violence: A Scoping Review of Modifiable Factors

    Open Access•Krella Kristel, Kristel A Krella et al.•ARTICLE•Trauma Violence & Abuse•2026

    Relationship separation constitutes a period of significant risk for families, with many parents and children experiencing an escalation in domestic and family violence (DFV) as they move through the separation process. While research demonstrating associated risks and adverse impacts is well documented, modifiable factors associated with increased safety for this vulnerable group have received less attention. This scoping review addresses this g…

  • Family-Inclusive and Relational Approaches to Trauma Recovery: Literature Review and Narrative Synthesis

    Open Access•Zoe C G Cloud, An Vuong et al.•ARTICLE•Trauma Violence & Abuse•2026

    Close interpersonal relationships represent both a key context for the genesis of complex trauma and a positive modifiable factor in recovery following trauma exposure. Furthermore, symptoms of individual trauma affect the family system and partners, supporting the need for systemic approaches in trauma recovery. This review sought to systematically identify and synthesise current approaches to involving the family or relational partners in traum…

  • Family violence risk screening and case management pathways in the Australian family courts: A cluster-controlled comparison

    Open Access•Felicity Painter, Bradley Wright et al.•ARTICLE•Psychology Public Policy and Law•2026

  • Refining a Single Session Thinking Approach for Trauma-Affected Families: A Delphi Study

    Open Access•Zoe C G Cloud, Ellen T Welsh et al.•ARTICLE•Contemporary Family Therapy•2026•References: 8

    Family roles in trauma recovery are increasingly recognised, yet systemic approaches remain underdeveloped because of limited models and engagement barriers. Single Session Thinking (SST) offers potential for trauma-related family work. This study identified how specialist family therapists were applying the SST approach when working with families affected by a traumatic event/s, and suggests corresponding adaptations to the existing SST session …

  • Family-Centered Support for Women Prisoners to Reduce Recidivism Risk: The ‘Strengthening Connections’ Service

    Open Access•Anna Booth, Ellen T Welsh et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Offender…•2025

    For women in prison, having safe and supportive relationships is the greatest predictor of staying safely out of custodial systems, post-release. We describe the development and delivery of ‘ Strengthening Connections ’: an in-prison family therapy service in Victoria, Australia that supported women to strengthen their relationships with family and allies to reduce recidivism risk. We piloted a stepped-care model comprising three levels of servic…

  • Mertil for Parents: Pilot Study of an Attachment and Trauma-Informed Online Parenting Program

    Open Access•Zoe C G Cloud, Jessica E Opie et al.•ARTICLE•Children•2025

    Background: Early relational health is critical for childhood development, and disruptions in infant-caregiver trust can heighten risk. MERTIL for Parents is a brief, universal, online program designed to build parental understanding of relational trust and its role in infant development. This pilot study is the first evaluation of the program. Objectives: To evaluate the acceptability and short-term outcomes of MERTIL for Parents . Methods: Seve…

  • Multilevel Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Bioecological Systems Perspective of Parent and Child Experiences

    Open Access•Felicity Painter, Anna Booth et al.•ARTICLE•Child & Youth Care Forum•2024

  • Life course predictors of child emotional distress during the Covid ‐19 pandemic: Findings from a prospective intergenerational cohort study

    Open Access•Primrose Letcher, Caitlin Greenwood et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Child Psychology and…•2024

    BACKGROUND: We examine precursors of child emotional distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in a prospective intergenerational Australian cohort study. METHODS: Parents (N = 549, 60% mothers) of 934 1-9-year-old children completed a COVID-19 specific module in 2020 and/or 2021. Decades prior, a broad range of individual, relational and contextual factors were assessed during parents' own childhood, adolescence and young adulthood (7-8 to 27-28 yea…

  • Infant and preschool attachment, continuity and relationship to caregiving sensitivity: Findings from a new population‐based Australian cohort

    Open Access•Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jessica E Opie et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Child Psychology and…•2024

    BACKGROUND: Here, we report new prevalence and temporal stability data for child attachment and parental caregiving behaviour, from infancy (1 year) to preschool (4 years). METHODS: Attachment (SSP) and caregiving data (MBQS) were from observations of parents and their infants and preschoolers, who represent the third generation of participants within an Australian longitudinal cohort. RESULTS: At 1 year (n = 314 dyads) and at 4 years (n = 368 dy…

  • Child-Reported Family Violence: A Systematic Review of Available Instruments

    Open Access•Anna Booth, Zoe C G Cloud et al.•ARTICLE•Trauma Violence & Abuse•2024

    The impact of family violence (FV) on children is a significant global public policy issue. Earliest identification of FV among children is critical for preventing escalating sequelae. While practitioners routinely ask adults about FV, there are relatively few measures that enable children to reliably self-report on their own safety. This review sought to systematically identify and appraise all available child self-report measures for screening …

  • Miscarriage Australia: The use of a human centered design approach to design and develop a website for those affected by miscarriage

    Open Access•Jade Bilardi, Amy Webb et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Public Health•2023

    Background: Past research has shown that Australians affected by miscarriage want a website specific to both miscarriage and their local region that is accessible, comprehensive, evidence-based and informed by experts. The aim of this study was to design, develop and evaluate the Miscarriage Australia website using human centered design. Methods: the design by testing with end users. Across the four stages, various types of data and data analysis…

  • The family law detection of overall risk screen ( FL‐Doors ): Utility as a repeated measure for assessing change in family violence risk over time

    Open Access•Anna Booth, Bradley J Wright et al.•ARTICLE•Family Court Review•2023

    Conflicted parental separation is associated with risks to safety and wellbeing for all family members. The Family Law DOORS (FL‐DOORS; Detection of Overall Risk Screen) is a standardized screening framework to assist identification, evaluation, and response to family safety risks. The FL‐DOORS has previously been validated in two large Australian samples ( N = 6089) and found fit‐for‐purpose as an indicator of family violence and wellbeing risks…

  • The lived experience of stress for parents in the context of Covid ‐19–related disruption

    Open Access•Felicity Painter, Anna Booth et al.•ARTICLE•Family Relations•2023

  • Parental history of positive development and child behavior in next generation offspring: A two-cohort prospective intergenerational study

    Open Access•Primrose Letcher, Caitlin Greenwood et al.•ARTICLE•Child Development•2023

    This study examined whether positive development (PD) in adolescence and young adulthood predicts offspring behavior in two Australasian intergenerational cohorts. The Australian Temperament Project Generation 3 Study assessed PD at age 19–28 (years 2002–2010) and behavior in 1165 infants (12–18 months; 608 girls) of 694 Australian-born parents (age 29–35; 2012–2019; 399 mothers). The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Parenting Stu…

  • Factor structure of the Mini‐Maternal Behavior Q‐Sort and associations with infant attachment: Informing precision in research and intervention

    Open Access•Anna Booth, Caitlin Greenwood et al.•ARTICLE•Infancy•2023

    We examined the factor structure of parental sensitivity to infants as assessed by the Mini‐Maternal Behavior Q‐Sort (Mini‐MBQS), a 25‐item short‐form of the original 90‐item MBQS. We aimed to: (1) identify latent factors of the Mini‐MBQS; and (2) validate each factor by testing associations with infant attachment classifications. Data on parent‐infant dyads ( n = 313; 222 mothers with 281 children, 29 fathers with 32 children) were drawn from a …

  • Practicing Best Practice: A 10‐Year Retrospective on Universal Risk Screening in a Mediation and Counseling Organization

    Open Access•Jamie Lee, Claire Ralfs et al.•ARTICLE•Family Court Review•2021

    Separation is a high‐risk time in families and for many it marks the onset or escalation of family safety and wellbeing risks like Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Best practice for identifying such risks in court or community mediation services is systematic inquiry about safety risks with structured tools to overcome under‐reporting of risks. However, turning best practice recommendations into routine practice can take years – even when the evi…

  • Mothers’ Experience of Intimate Partner Violence and Subsequent Offspring Attachment Security Ages 1–5 Years: A Meta-Analysis

    Open Access•Jennifer E Mcintosh, Evelyn S Tan et al.•ARTICLE•Trauma Violence & Abuse•2021

    Attachment status in early childhood is a key yet modifiable contributor to the development of social–emotional competence. The security and organization of the infant–mother attachment bond is particularly susceptible to stressors in the caregiving environment. While the impacts of normative interparental conflict on infant attachment are increasingly understood, the potentially unique place of intimate partner violence (IPV) in this pathway has…

  • Preparing for Future Adversities: Lessons From the Covid-19 Pandemic in Australia for Promoting Relational Resilience in Families

    Open Access•Ebony J Biden, Caitlin Greenwood et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Psychiatry•2021

    Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed considerable pressure on families, testing the quality of relationships and the strength of social support within and beyond the family network. However, little is known about the pre-pandemic factors that predict family relational resilience and social functioning during times of natural disaster or global crisis. Here we use data from one of Australia's longest running studies of social and emotional…

  • The role of antenatal and postnatal maternal bonding in infant development: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

    Open Access•Genevieve A Le Bas, George J Youssef et al.•ARTICLE•Social Development•2020

    The purpose of this study was to systematically review the empirical literature on maternal bonding and associations with infant physical, psychological, and social development. Nineteen articles met inclusion criteria and were included in a qualitative synthesis (79 effect sizes); 15 articles were suitable for aggregation in a series of 14 meta‐analyses (51 effect sizes). All mean effects were in the expected direction, with higher maternal bond…

  • On laughter and loss: Children's views of shared time, parenting and security post-separation

    Open Access•Christina Sadowski, Jennifer E Mcintosh•ARTICLE•Childhood•2016•Cited by: 2•References: 14

    Among the research, practice and socio-legal commentary on the substantial sharing of parenting time after separation, children's voices about their experiences remain overwhelmingly silent. This article draws on findings of a descriptive phenomenological study which investigated Australian school-aged (8- to 12-year-old) children's descriptions of two binary phenomena: security and contentment in shared time arrangements, and the absence of secu…

  • Responding to concerns about a study of infant overnight care postseparation, with comments on consensus: Reply to Warshak (2014)

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Bruce M Smyth et al.•ARTICLE•Psychology Public Policy and Law•2015•Cited by: 2•References: 1

    Richard Warshak published a “consensus report” in this journal (Vol. 20, No. 1) documenting a policy position on infants and overnight care following parental separation. He asserts that “[t]here is no evidence to support postponing the introduction of regular and frequent involvement, including overnights, of both parents with their babies and toddlers” (p. 60). To support this assertion, Warshak presents a series of detailed concerns about an A…

  • Insurance and Access Implications of an Over‐the‐Counter Switch for a Progestin‐Only Pill

    Open Access•Jennifer E Mcintosh, Britt Wahlin et al.•ARTICLE•Perspectives on Sexual and…•2013•Cited by: 1

  • Overnight Care Patterns Following Parental Separation: Associations With Emotion Regulation in Infants and Young Children

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Bruce M Smyth et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2013•References: 4

    Children living in a shared-time parenting arrangement following separation (also known as joint physical custody or dual residence) spend equal or near-equal amounts of day and night time with each parent.Little data exist regarding developmental sequelae of such arrangements for infants.The current study 4 examined a theoretically driven question: are there associations between quantum of overnight stays away from a primary parent and the infan…

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  • Enduring Conflict in Parental Separation: Pathways of Impact on Child Development

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2003•Cited by: 18•References: 11

    There are established research truths about parental conflict and its impact on children which are increasingly respected in practice: divorce does not have to be harmful; parental conflict is a more potent predictor of child adjustment than is divorce; conflict resolution is important to children’s coping with divorce. This synopsis of recent research moves beyond these truths, to a review of emerging “news” from the literature, with a focus on …

  • Cautionary notes on the shared care of children in conflicted parental separation

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2008•Cited by: 14•References: 4

    The Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006 has brought into sharp focus the issue of shared physical care of children, post separation. In this paper, we explore new data suggesting accumulative risks for children whose care is divided between parents who lack the core relational infrastructure to support a healthy environment for shared care. Developmental background is provided, giving context to the complex dynamics at …

  • Child-Responsive Practices in Australian Family Law: Past Problems and Future Directions ⋆

    Lawrie Moloney, Jennifer E Mcintosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2004•Cited by: 6•References: 1

    This paper considers key systemic issues that have to date constrained the hearing of children’s voices in both litigation and mediation processes in Australian family law. It is proposed that the time is now right for child-focused and child-inclusive approaches, described in this and previous publications, to become the default position in mediated disputes over children following separation. The application of child-inclusive practice to non-a…

  • Child-focused and child-inclusive Family Law dispute resolution: One year findings from a prospective study of outcomes

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Yvonne Wells et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2007•Cited by: 4•References: 2

    This prospective study compared outcomes over one year for two groups of separated parents who attended mediation about their entrenched parenting disputes. The two treatments studied both aimed to improve the psychological resolution of parental conflict with associated reduction of distress for their children. The child-focused intervention prioritised the needs of children in high conflict divorce without any direct involvement of the children…

  • Group Interventions for Separated Parents in Entrenched Conflict: An Exploration of Evidence-Based Frameworks

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2003•Cited by: 4•References: 1

    This paper explores the nature of enduring postseparation conflict between parents; it looks to a growing body of research around group interventions designed to help parents move on from entrenched dispute, toward a more constructive coparenting relationship, in the interests of their children. Interventions range from traditional education approaches to therapeutic and treatment oriented models. Evidence regarding the impact of specific interve…

  • Current Findings on Australian Children in Postseparation Disputes: Outer Conflict, Inner Discord 1

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2005•Cited by: 3

    This paper sets out descriptive baseline data on the first 111 Australian families participating in a current study of the efficacy of child-focused and child-inclusive Family Law Mediation. The families come from the first of two treatment groups in that comparative study. While outcome data are not yet available on this group, the baseline data, gathered prior to intervention, are of interest and value. The paper describes the nature of parents…

  • Children Living With Domestic Violence: Research Foundations For Early Intervention

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2003•Cited by: 3•References: 9

    The impact of violence between parents or caregivers on a child’s inner world is complex. Over recent years, researchers have gained vital knowledge about the workings of trauma in children induced by family violence. Of particular power has been definitive evidence about the potential for interspousal trauma to disrupt neurological and biochemical pathways in the developing child. From their respective vantage points, clinicians and researchers …

  • On laughter and loss: Children's views of shared time, parenting and security post-separation

    Open Access•Christina Sadowski, Jennifer E Mcintosh•ARTICLE•Childhood•2016•Cited by: 2•References: 14

    Among the research, practice and socio-legal commentary on the substantial sharing of parenting time after separation, children's voices about their experiences remain overwhelmingly silent. This article draws on findings of a descriptive phenomenological study which investigated Australian school-aged (8- to 12-year-old) children's descriptions of two binary phenomena: security and contentment in shared time arrangements, and the absence of secu…

  • Responding to concerns about a study of infant overnight care postseparation, with comments on consensus: Reply to Warshak (2014)

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Bruce M Smyth et al.•ARTICLE•Psychology Public Policy and Law•2015•Cited by: 2•References: 1

    Richard Warshak published a “consensus report” in this journal (Vol. 20, No. 1) documenting a policy position on infants and overnight care following parental separation. He asserts that “[t]here is no evidence to support postponing the introduction of regular and frequent involvement, including overnights, of both parents with their babies and toddlers” (p. 60). To support this assertion, Warshak presents a series of detailed concerns about an A…

  • Overnight care patterns following parental separation: Associations with emotion regulation in infants and young children

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Bruce M Smyth et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2013•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    Children living in a shared-time parenting arrangement following separation (also known as joint physical custody or dual residence) spend equal or near-equal amounts of day and night time with each parent. Little data exist regarding developmental sequelae of such arrangements for infants. The current study examined a theoretically driven question: Are there associations between quantum of overnight stays away from a primary resident parent and …

  • Child-Focused and Child-Inclusive Mediation: A Comparative Study of Outcomes

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2004•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    n\t\t\t\t\tChildren have largely been absent from or on the periphery of mediation processes in postseparation parenting disputes. An accompanying paper canvasses a number of reasons why this may be the case. The present paper goes on to describe a current prospective study of outcomes for families utilising these two different forms.of mediation: child focused and child inclusive. The study follows the pathways of individual adjustment and paren…

  • Practice Notes

    Kylie Eitzen, Jennifer E Mcintosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2004•Cited by: 2

    A common phenomenon observed in children residing in foster care is explained. The children tend to call foster carers 'mum' or 'mummy'. Concerns are raised for the appropriateness of this. There needs to be a willingness to look beneath layers of adult-oriented practice, to see the weight of the developmental load carried by the fostered child

  • Insurance and Access Implications of an Over‐the‐Counter Switch for a Progestin‐Only Pill

    Open Access•Jennifer E Mcintosh, Britt Wahlin et al.•ARTICLE•Perspectives on Sexual and…•2013•Cited by: 1

  • Four young people speak about children’s involvement in family court matters

    Jennifer E Mcintosh•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2009•Cited by: 1

    The practice section in this issue of JFS presents speeches by four young people, recently delivered to a large audience of judges, lawyers and mental health practitioners in northern England, at the launch of a new initiative by Cafcass, called Children First. Cafcass (short for Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service) was established in the United Kingdom in 2001, as an independent authority, and its functions range across family cou…

  • Assessing Attachment Needs and Potential in High-Risk Infants 1

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2006•Cited by: 1•References: 1

    This paper outlines a clinical response to these pressures through the development of rigorous, evidence-based approaches to the early assessment of the young child in out-of-home care, with a primary focus on the potential of a caregiver to parent that child in line with his or her developmental needs. The approach described aims for “depth” understanding of the traumatised attachment relationship, its historical underpinnings, and its psycholog…

  • Marrying Casework and Research: The Development of an Evaluation Model in a Family Support Service

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh•ARTICLE•Australian Social Work•1991

    This article is a reflective account of a three-year evaluation project completed in 1989 at Alys Key Family Care, a Melbourne-based family support and development agency. While there has been a pause in formal research activity within the agency, new studies are about to commence. Staff are currently looking back on the evaluation framework set in place during the service's Demonstration project and considering many issues and questions which wi…

  • Group Interventions for Separated Parents in Entrenched Conflict: An Exploration of Evidence-Based Frameworks

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2003•Cited by: 4•References: 1

    This paper explores the nature of enduring postseparation conflict between parents; it looks to a growing body of research around group interventions designed to help parents move on from entrenched dispute, toward a more constructive coparenting relationship, in the interests of their children. Interventions range from traditional education approaches to therapeutic and treatment oriented models. Evidence regarding the impact of specific interve…

  • Enduring Conflict in Parental Separation: Pathways of Impact on Child Development

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2003•Cited by: 18•References: 11

    There are established research truths about parental conflict and its impact on children which are increasingly respected in practice: divorce does not have to be harmful; parental conflict is a more potent predictor of child adjustment than is divorce; conflict resolution is important to children’s coping with divorce. This synopsis of recent research moves beyond these truths, to a review of emerging “news” from the literature, with a focus on …

  • Children Living With Domestic Violence: Research Foundations For Early Intervention

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2003•Cited by: 3•References: 9

    The impact of violence between parents or caregivers on a child’s inner world is complex. Over recent years, researchers have gained vital knowledge about the workings of trauma in children induced by family violence. Of particular power has been definitive evidence about the potential for interspousal trauma to disrupt neurological and biochemical pathways in the developing child. From their respective vantage points, clinicians and researchers …

  • Child-Focused and Child-Inclusive Mediation: A Comparative Study of Outcomes

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2004•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    n\t\t\t\t\tChildren have largely been absent from or on the periphery of mediation processes in postseparation parenting disputes. An accompanying paper canvasses a number of reasons why this may be the case. The present paper goes on to describe a current prospective study of outcomes for families utilising these two different forms.of mediation: child focused and child inclusive. The study follows the pathways of individual adjustment and paren…

  • Practice Notes

    Anthony Grimes, Jennifer E Mcintosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2004

    Child-inclusive divorce mediation is growing rapidly throughout Australia, and its practice now affords a critical mass of experience upon which to reflect. The notes in this section outline some current concerns, together with advances in the clinical application of child inclusive mediation processes that are emerging through the second author’s extensive experiences in training and supervision. A recent case conducted by the first author in th…

  • Practice Notes

    Kylie Eitzen, Jennifer E Mcintosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2004•Cited by: 2

    A common phenomenon observed in children residing in foster care is explained. The children tend to call foster carers 'mum' or 'mummy'. Concerns are raised for the appropriateness of this. There needs to be a willingness to look beneath layers of adult-oriented practice, to see the weight of the developmental load carried by the fostered child

  • Child-Responsive Practices in Australian Family Law: Past Problems and Future Directions ⋆

    Lawrie Moloney, Jennifer E Mcintosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2004•Cited by: 6•References: 1

    This paper considers key systemic issues that have to date constrained the hearing of children’s voices in both litigation and mediation processes in Australian family law. It is proposed that the time is now right for child-focused and child-inclusive approaches, described in this and previous publications, to become the default position in mediated disputes over children following separation. The application of child-inclusive practice to non-a…

  • Current Findings on Australian Children in Postseparation Disputes: Outer Conflict, Inner Discord 1

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2005•Cited by: 3

    This paper sets out descriptive baseline data on the first 111 Australian families participating in a current study of the efficacy of child-focused and child-inclusive Family Law Mediation. The families come from the first of two treatment groups in that comparative study. While outcome data are not yet available on this group, the baseline data, gathered prior to intervention, are of interest and value. The paper describes the nature of parents…

  • Why do children experiment with illegal drugs? The declining role of peer pressure with increasing age

    J Mcintosh, Jennifer E Mcintosh et al.•ARTICLE•Addiction Research & Theory•2006

    There has been hardly any research on the decisions that children in their late pre-teen and early teenage years (age 11–14) make in relation to drugs and the factors which influence these decisions. This article examines one aspect of this process: the role of peer pressure and its influence in the initiation of illegal drug use. The article is based on a longitudinal study of 92 ‘at risk’ children aged 10–12 years at the time of first contact. …

  • Assessing Attachment Needs and Potential in High-Risk Infants 1

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2006•Cited by: 1•References: 1

    This paper outlines a clinical response to these pressures through the development of rigorous, evidence-based approaches to the early assessment of the young child in out-of-home care, with a primary focus on the potential of a caregiver to parent that child in line with his or her developmental needs. The approach described aims for “depth” understanding of the traumatised attachment relationship, its historical underpinnings, and its psycholog…

  • Child-focused and child-inclusive Family Law dispute resolution: One year findings from a prospective study of outcomes

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Yvonne Wells et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2007•Cited by: 4•References: 2

    This prospective study compared outcomes over one year for two groups of separated parents who attended mediation about their entrenched parenting disputes. The two treatments studied both aimed to improve the psychological resolution of parental conflict with associated reduction of distress for their children. The child-focused intervention prioritised the needs of children in high conflict divorce without any direct involvement of the children…

  • Cautionary notes on the shared care of children in conflicted parental separation

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Jennifer McIntosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2008•Cited by: 14•References: 4

    The Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006 has brought into sharp focus the issue of shared physical care of children, post separation. In this paper, we explore new data suggesting accumulative risks for children whose care is divided between parents who lack the core relational infrastructure to support a healthy environment for shared care. Developmental background is provided, giving context to the complex dynamics at …

  • Four young people speak about children’s involvement in family court matters

    Jennifer E Mcintosh•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2009•Cited by: 1

    The practice section in this issue of JFS presents speeches by four young people, recently delivered to a large audience of judges, lawyers and mental health practitioners in northern England, at the launch of a new initiative by Cafcass, called Children First. Cafcass (short for Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service) was established in the United Kingdom in 2001, as an independent authority, and its functions range across family cou…

  • P1-237 Post-separation parenting arrangements: Patterns and developmental outcomes

    J Mcintosh, Jennifer E Mcintosh et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2011

    Introduction Changes in family law in many countries have preceded research addressing the developmental impacts of different patterns of parenting after separation. We use data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) to examine differences in developmental outcomes due to different patterns of overnight care among infants and children with parents living elsewhere. Analysis LSAC includes a national random sample of Australian c…

  • Insurance and Access Implications of an Over‐the‐Counter Switch for a Progestin‐Only Pill

    Open Access•Jennifer E Mcintosh, Britt Wahlin et al.•ARTICLE•Perspectives on Sexual and…•2013•Cited by: 1

  • Overnight Care Patterns Following Parental Separation: Associations With Emotion Regulation in Infants and Young Children

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Bruce M Smyth et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2013•References: 4

    Children living in a shared-time parenting arrangement following separation (also known as joint physical custody or dual residence) spend equal or near-equal amounts of day and night time with each parent.Little data exist regarding developmental sequelae of such arrangements for infants.The current study 4 examined a theoretically driven question: are there associations between quantum of overnight stays away from a primary parent and the infan…

  • Overnight care patterns following parental separation: Associations with emotion regulation in infants and young children

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Bruce M Smyth et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Family Studies•2013•Cited by: 2•References: 3

    Children living in a shared-time parenting arrangement following separation (also known as joint physical custody or dual residence) spend equal or near-equal amounts of day and night time with each parent. Little data exist regarding developmental sequelae of such arrangements for infants. The current study examined a theoretically driven question: Are there associations between quantum of overnight stays away from a primary resident parent and …

  • Responding to concerns about a study of infant overnight care postseparation, with comments on consensus: Reply to Warshak (2014)

    Jennifer E Mcintosh, Bruce M Smyth et al.•ARTICLE•Psychology Public Policy and Law•2015•Cited by: 2•References: 1

    Richard Warshak published a “consensus report” in this journal (Vol. 20, No. 1) documenting a policy position on infants and overnight care following parental separation. He asserts that “[t]here is no evidence to support postponing the introduction of regular and frequent involvement, including overnights, of both parents with their babies and toddlers” (p. 60). To support this assertion, Warshak presents a series of detailed concerns about an A…

  • On laughter and loss: Children's views of shared time, parenting and security post-separation

    Open Access•Christina Sadowski, Jennifer E Mcintosh•ARTICLE•Childhood•2016•Cited by: 2•References: 14

    Among the research, practice and socio-legal commentary on the substantial sharing of parenting time after separation, children's voices about their experiences remain overwhelmingly silent. This article draws on findings of a descriptive phenomenological study which investigated Australian school-aged (8- to 12-year-old) children's descriptions of two binary phenomena: security and contentment in shared time arrangements, and the absence of secu…

  • The role of antenatal and postnatal maternal bonding in infant development: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

    Open Access•Genevieve A Le Bas, George J Youssef et al.•ARTICLE•Social Development•2020

    The purpose of this study was to systematically review the empirical literature on maternal bonding and associations with infant physical, psychological, and social development. Nineteen articles met inclusion criteria and were included in a qualitative synthesis (79 effect sizes); 15 articles were suitable for aggregation in a series of 14 meta‐analyses (51 effect sizes). All mean effects were in the expected direction, with higher maternal bond…

  • Practicing Best Practice: A 10‐Year Retrospective on Universal Risk Screening in a Mediation and Counseling Organization

    Open Access•Jamie Lee, Claire Ralfs et al.•ARTICLE•Family Court Review•2021

    Separation is a high‐risk time in families and for many it marks the onset or escalation of family safety and wellbeing risks like Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Best practice for identifying such risks in court or community mediation services is systematic inquiry about safety risks with structured tools to overcome under‐reporting of risks. However, turning best practice recommendations into routine practice can take years – even when the evi…

  • Mothers’ Experience of Intimate Partner Violence and Subsequent Offspring Attachment Security Ages 1–5 Years: A Meta-Analysis

    Open Access•Jennifer E Mcintosh, Evelyn S Tan et al.•ARTICLE•Trauma Violence & Abuse•2021

    Attachment status in early childhood is a key yet modifiable contributor to the development of social–emotional competence. The security and organization of the infant–mother attachment bond is particularly susceptible to stressors in the caregiving environment. While the impacts of normative interparental conflict on infant attachment are increasingly understood, the potentially unique place of intimate partner violence (IPV) in this pathway has…

  • Preparing for Future Adversities: Lessons From the Covid-19 Pandemic in Australia for Promoting Relational Resilience in Families

    Open Access•Ebony J Biden, Caitlin Greenwood et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Psychiatry•2021

    Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed considerable pressure on families, testing the quality of relationships and the strength of social support within and beyond the family network. However, little is known about the pre-pandemic factors that predict family relational resilience and social functioning during times of natural disaster or global crisis. Here we use data from one of Australia's longest running studies of social and emotional…

  • Miscarriage Australia: The use of a human centered design approach to design and develop a website for those affected by miscarriage

    Open Access•Jade Bilardi, Amy Webb et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Public Health•2023

    Background: Past research has shown that Australians affected by miscarriage want a website specific to both miscarriage and their local region that is accessible, comprehensive, evidence-based and informed by experts. The aim of this study was to design, develop and evaluate the Miscarriage Australia website using human centered design. Methods: the design by testing with end users. Across the four stages, various types of data and data analysis…

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