Susan Goldberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 3819752 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Goldberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Goldberg |
| SIGNATURE | GOLDBERG S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Milk & Bread: A found object collage series
The found-object collage series Milk & Bread was inspired in large part by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and mothers in particular, who bore the brunt of increased domestic duties and childcare during lockdowns and school closures, and who left the workforce in far greater numbers than fathers. The relentless domesticity and unchanging nature of family life under lockdown is mirrored in the repetitive, sometimes obsessive, arrangem…
Am I Telling the Story Right?” Poetry, Community, and Trauma
The Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) is a once vibrant community that experienced socioeconomic decline through urban renewal polices and related factors. This article presents poems constructed from interviews with women who considered the Hill District to be their home. Interviews were completed as part of an undergraduate-level community-engaged learning course in collaboration with a local agency. One component of the course wa…
Varia
Infant Care and Growth in Urban Zambia
Infants were observed in 38 homes in a high-density suburb in Zambia over the period from 4 months through 12 months. The major focus is upon the mother-infant relationship and the way in which it structures the infant’s world. A major difference between Zambian infancy and infancy in the United States is that the Zambian infant spends most of his time in close physical contact with the mother, since he is carried on her back in a sling. The effe…
Reduction of disrupted caregiver behavior using modified interaction guidance
The present study is a reanalysis of a preexisting study examining the usefulness of the Atypical Maternal Behavior Instrument for Assessment and Classification (AMBIANCE; Bronfman, Parsons, & Lyons-Ruth, 1999) measure as an indicator of efficacy in reducing disrupted caregiver behavior in two brief interventions. The current study examines the rate of change in the display of disrupted caregiver behavior over the course of an attachment-based in…
On the Relation Between Maternal State of Mind and Sensitivity in the Prediction of Infant Attachment Security
Attachment theorists assume that maternal mental representations influence responsivity, which influences infant attachment security. However, primary studies do not support this mediation model. The authors tested mediation using 2 mother-infant samples and found no evidence of mediation. Therefore, the authors explored sensitivity as a moderator, studying the (a) interaction of mental representation and sensitivity as it predicts infant attachm…
Atypical maternal behavior toward feeding‐disordered infants before and after intervention
The display of atypical behaviors and disrupted communication during parent–infant interactions, as assessed by the Atypical Maternal Behavior Instrument for Assessment and Classification (AMBIANCE), has been linked to disorganized infant attachment, which, in turn, has been linked to psychopathology. The present study examined the usefulness of the AMBIANCE as an indicator of the efficacy of two brief interventions in reducing atypical behaviors…
Cognitive coping, affective distress, and maternal sensitivity: Mothers of children with Down syndrome
This study investigated relations among maternal cognitive coping style (approach-avoidance), affective state, and sensitivity. Fifty-six mothers and their children with Down syndrome were followed for 2 years. Cognitive coping and affective distress inventories were administered and sensitivity was rated on the basis of mother-child observations. Results indicated that approach and avoidance have been widely studied under different designations …
Maternal responsiveness and social development in preterm infants
Early maternal responsiveness is consistently related to later social and cognitive skills
Nuclear worries of Canadian youth: Replication and extension
A national survey of Canadian adolescents assessed concern, anxiety, and sources of information about the threat of nuclear war. Results indicated few geographical or gender differences in overall levels of concern, although females were more likely to admit fear and anxiety, and students with activist parents showed more concern. Family ranked below all media as a source of information
Thinking about the threat of nuclear war: Relevance to mental health
Ontario students in grades 7-13 responded to open-ended and multiple-choice questions about future concerns, particularly unemployment, job/career plans, and the nuclear threat. Although worries about nuclear war were more frequent than those in other areas, their expression was associated with a sense of social efficacy rather than with feelings of helplessness
Maternal Bonding
Play Behavior in the Year-Old Infant: Early Sex Differences
The purpose of this study was to determine if sex differences were observable in I-year-olds in response to their mother and in choice and style of play with toys. Thirty-two boys and thirty-two girls were put in separate rooms with several toys, several nontoys (door knobs, taped sockets, etc.) and their mothers. The infant's mother was to observe the child in play and respond as she desired. Observation was conducted from another room. Earlier …
Atypical maternal behavior toward feeding‐disordered infants before and after intervention
The display of atypical behaviors and disrupted communication during parent–infant interactions, as assessed by the Atypical Maternal Behavior Instrument for Assessment and Classification (AMBIANCE), has been linked to disorganized infant attachment, which, in turn, has been linked to psychopathology. The present study examined the usefulness of the AMBIANCE as an indicator of the efficacy of two brief interventions in reducing atypical behaviors…
Reduction of disrupted caregiver behavior using modified interaction guidance
The present study is a reanalysis of a preexisting study examining the usefulness of the Atypical Maternal Behavior Instrument for Assessment and Classification (AMBIANCE; Bronfman, Parsons, & Lyons-Ruth, 1999) measure as an indicator of efficacy in reducing disrupted caregiver behavior in two brief interventions. The current study examines the rate of change in the display of disrupted caregiver behavior over the course of an attachment-based in…
On the Relation Between Maternal State of Mind and Sensitivity in the Prediction of Infant Attachment Security
Attachment theorists assume that maternal mental representations influence responsivity, which influences infant attachment security. However, primary studies do not support this mediation model. The authors tested mediation using 2 mother-infant samples and found no evidence of mediation. Therefore, the authors explored sensitivity as a moderator, studying the (a) interaction of mental representation and sensitivity as it predicts infant attachm…
Cognitive coping, affective distress, and maternal sensitivity: Mothers of children with Down syndrome
This study investigated relations among maternal cognitive coping style (approach-avoidance), affective state, and sensitivity. Fifty-six mothers and their children with Down syndrome were followed for 2 years. Cognitive coping and affective distress inventories were administered and sensitivity was rated on the basis of mother-child observations. Results indicated that approach and avoidance have been widely studied under different designations …
Am I Telling the Story Right?” Poetry, Community, and Trauma
The Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) is a once vibrant community that experienced socioeconomic decline through urban renewal polices and related factors. This article presents poems constructed from interviews with women who considered the Hill District to be their home. Interviews were completed as part of an undergraduate-level community-engaged learning course in collaboration with a local agency. One component of the course wa…
Play Behavior in the Year-Old Infant: Early Sex Differences
The purpose of this study was to determine if sex differences were observable in I-year-olds in response to their mother and in choice and style of play with toys. Thirty-two boys and thirty-two girls were put in separate rooms with several toys, several nontoys (door knobs, taped sockets, etc.) and their mothers. The infant's mother was to observe the child in play and respond as she desired. Observation was conducted from another room. Earlier …
Maternal Bonding
Thinking about the threat of nuclear war: Relevance to mental health
Ontario students in grades 7-13 responded to open-ended and multiple-choice questions about future concerns, particularly unemployment, job/career plans, and the nuclear threat. Although worries about nuclear war were more frequent than those in other areas, their expression was associated with a sense of social efficacy rather than with feelings of helplessness
Maternal responsiveness and social development in preterm infants
Early maternal responsiveness is consistently related to later social and cognitive skills
Nuclear worries of Canadian youth: Replication and extension
A national survey of Canadian adolescents assessed concern, anxiety, and sources of information about the threat of nuclear war. Results indicated few geographical or gender differences in overall levels of concern, although females were more likely to admit fear and anxiety, and students with activist parents showed more concern. Family ranked below all media as a source of information
Cognitive coping, affective distress, and maternal sensitivity: Mothers of children with Down syndrome
This study investigated relations among maternal cognitive coping style (approach-avoidance), affective state, and sensitivity. Fifty-six mothers and their children with Down syndrome were followed for 2 years. Cognitive coping and affective distress inventories were administered and sensitivity was rated on the basis of mother-child observations. Results indicated that approach and avoidance have been widely studied under different designations …
Atypical maternal behavior toward feeding‐disordered infants before and after intervention
The display of atypical behaviors and disrupted communication during parent–infant interactions, as assessed by the Atypical Maternal Behavior Instrument for Assessment and Classification (AMBIANCE), has been linked to disorganized infant attachment, which, in turn, has been linked to psychopathology. The present study examined the usefulness of the AMBIANCE as an indicator of the efficacy of two brief interventions in reducing atypical behaviors…
On the Relation Between Maternal State of Mind and Sensitivity in the Prediction of Infant Attachment Security
Attachment theorists assume that maternal mental representations influence responsivity, which influences infant attachment security. However, primary studies do not support this mediation model. The authors tested mediation using 2 mother-infant samples and found no evidence of mediation. Therefore, the authors explored sensitivity as a moderator, studying the (a) interaction of mental representation and sensitivity as it predicts infant attachm…
Reduction of disrupted caregiver behavior using modified interaction guidance
The present study is a reanalysis of a preexisting study examining the usefulness of the Atypical Maternal Behavior Instrument for Assessment and Classification (AMBIANCE; Bronfman, Parsons, & Lyons-Ruth, 1999) measure as an indicator of efficacy in reducing disrupted caregiver behavior in two brief interventions. The current study examines the rate of change in the display of disrupted caregiver behavior over the course of an attachment-based in…
Varia
Infant Care and Growth in Urban Zambia
Infants were observed in 38 homes in a high-density suburb in Zambia over the period from 4 months through 12 months. The major focus is upon the mother-infant relationship and the way in which it structures the infant’s world. A major difference between Zambian infancy and infancy in the United States is that the Zambian infant spends most of his time in close physical contact with the mother, since he is carried on her back in a sling. The effe…
Am I Telling the Story Right?” Poetry, Community, and Trauma
The Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) is a once vibrant community that experienced socioeconomic decline through urban renewal polices and related factors. This article presents poems constructed from interviews with women who considered the Hill District to be their home. Interviews were completed as part of an undergraduate-level community-engaged learning course in collaboration with a local agency. One component of the course wa…
Milk & Bread: A found object collage series
The found-object collage series Milk & Bread was inspired in large part by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and mothers in particular, who bore the brunt of increased domestic duties and childcare during lockdowns and school closures, and who left the workforce in far greater numbers than fathers. The relentless domesticity and unchanging nature of family life under lockdown is mirrored in the repetitive, sometimes obsessive, arrangem…
Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (3 works) · Political science (3 works)