Elia Psouni
Biographic Data
| ID | 4192956 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elia Psouni |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elia |
| FAMILY NAME | Psouni |
| SIGNATURE | PSOUNI E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lund University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2758-5785 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Parent-teacher trust as a relational pathway to the child
Beyond interactions with parents, young children’s development is influenced by attachment-related interactions with close caregivers in different contexts, such as with teachers at professional childcare centres (“preschool”). The child’s transition from the home environment to being cared for at preschool for the very first time is essential in this respect, providing a natural “window of opportunity” to establish close relationships with teach…
Participatory Research With Children
While the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) does not address research, it instigated a recognition that decisions concerning children and youth must be based on knowledge of their experiences from their own perspective and consider their specific views and wishes, highlighting their right to be heard. Participatory research underscores this right, arguing the engagement of children and youth throughout the research process. Studies in…
Mothers' experiences of family life during Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic amplified demands on parents regarding balancing childcare and working from home. How parents distribute responsibilities differs culturally, and governments undertook varied strategies to address COVID-19. Research indicates that the pandemic resulted in increased burden for mothers, but also that it created a novel situation in which parenting and working styles could be re-evaluated. However, Swedish mothers of toddlers a…
Playing with the child within
Experience of out-of-home care (OHC) is associated with life-long vulnerability. • Research on parents with OHC childhood experience lacks a resilience perspective. • Own OHC experiences express as parental separation anxiety and feelings of guilt. • Sensitive parenting is linked to parents’ attachment scripts but not reflective function. • Parental caregiving frames and motivates further individual development and healing. Experience of out-of-h…
Transition to Preschool
Variation in coparenting quality in relation to child age
Coparenting, denoting shared responsibilities in caring for a child, is a core component of parenthood for most parents. Research has linked quality in the coparenting relationship to several child outcomes as well as parent relationship satisfaction and mental health, yet whether and how these links may differ depending on child age is unclear. Here, we investigated links between coparenting quality, relationship satisfaction, parents' education…
Evaluating trauma-informed training for foster parents – A controlled pilot study of the resource parent curriculum in Sweden
Factor structure of the Friends and Family interview
The aim of this study was to specify the latent construct structure of the Friends and Family Interview (FFI: Steele & Steele, 2005) based on its dimensional scale coding protocol. The FFI is a semi‐structured interview measuring attachment in middle childhood. We analyzed data from 341 FFI interviews with children aged 7–12 years, recruited in the Scandinavian Öresund Region. Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed a three‐component model as best f…
A Comparison of Attachment representations to Mother and Father using the MCAST
The aim of the current study was to examine the factorial structure of the Manchester Child Attachment Story Task (MCAST), using a father doll to address the child's attachment representation to father. While the MCAST, a doll story completion task measuring attachment representations in early childhood, has been validated for use with a mother doll, its use for assessing attachment to father is relatively unexplored. Thus, an additional aim was …
The Role of Physical Activity on Parental Rejection and Body Image Perceptions
The present study investigated the potential moderating role of physical activity on the relationship between parental rejection and poor body image perceptions. Late adolescents and young adults from Turkey ( N = 373; 256 females/117 males) reported their memories of upbringing (Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran/EMBU) related to both their mother and father, respectively, levels of physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnair…
Insecure Attachment and Other Help-Seeking Barriers among Women Depressed Postpartum
When untreated, postpartum depression (PPD) can severely, negatively affect maternal health, child development, and the wellbeing and functioning of the entire family. Yet, despite screening and treatment programs for PPD, many women who experience depression with onset in the postpartum year do not communicate their symptoms. Negative relational experiences early in life, such as not receiving sensitive help and support when needed, often result…
Feelings of restriction and incompetence in parenting mediate the link between attachment anxiety and paternal postnatal depression
Many fathers suffer from burdening depressive symptoms in the period after the birth of their child (postnatal depression [PND]). In mothers, attachment insecurity has been empirically linked to the development and maintenance of postpartum depression, but its role in father PND is not well understood. The present study investigated the link between attachment insecurity and paternal depressive symptoms in the postnatal period, employing multiple…
Participatory Research With Children
While the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) does not address research, it instigated a recognition that decisions concerning children and youth must be based on knowledge of their experiences from their own perspective and consider their specific views and wishes, highlighting their right to be heard. Participatory research underscores this right, arguing the engagement of children and youth throughout the research process. Studies in…
Mothers' experiences of family life during Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic amplified demands on parents regarding balancing childcare and working from home. How parents distribute responsibilities differs culturally, and governments undertook varied strategies to address COVID-19. Research indicates that the pandemic resulted in increased burden for mothers, but also that it created a novel situation in which parenting and working styles could be re-evaluated. However, Swedish mothers of toddlers a…
Evaluating trauma-informed training for foster parents – A controlled pilot study of the resource parent curriculum in Sweden
Feelings of restriction and incompetence in parenting mediate the link between attachment anxiety and paternal postnatal depression
Many fathers suffer from burdening depressive symptoms in the period after the birth of their child (postnatal depression [PND]). In mothers, attachment insecurity has been empirically linked to the development and maintenance of postpartum depression, but its role in father PND is not well understood. The present study investigated the link between attachment insecurity and paternal depressive symptoms in the postnatal period, employing multiple…
Feelings of restriction and incompetence in parenting mediate the link between attachment anxiety and paternal postnatal depression
Many fathers suffer from burdening depressive symptoms in the period after the birth of their child (postnatal depression [PND]). In mothers, attachment insecurity has been empirically linked to the development and maintenance of postpartum depression, but its role in father PND is not well understood. The present study investigated the link between attachment insecurity and paternal depressive symptoms in the postnatal period, employing multiple…
Factor structure of the Friends and Family interview
The aim of this study was to specify the latent construct structure of the Friends and Family Interview (FFI: Steele & Steele, 2005) based on its dimensional scale coding protocol. The FFI is a semi‐structured interview measuring attachment in middle childhood. We analyzed data from 341 FFI interviews with children aged 7–12 years, recruited in the Scandinavian Öresund Region. Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed a three‐component model as best f…
A Comparison of Attachment representations to Mother and Father using the MCAST
The aim of the current study was to examine the factorial structure of the Manchester Child Attachment Story Task (MCAST), using a father doll to address the child's attachment representation to father. While the MCAST, a doll story completion task measuring attachment representations in early childhood, has been validated for use with a mother doll, its use for assessing attachment to father is relatively unexplored. Thus, an additional aim was …
The Role of Physical Activity on Parental Rejection and Body Image Perceptions
The present study investigated the potential moderating role of physical activity on the relationship between parental rejection and poor body image perceptions. Late adolescents and young adults from Turkey ( N = 373; 256 females/117 males) reported their memories of upbringing (Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran/EMBU) related to both their mother and father, respectively, levels of physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnair…
Insecure Attachment and Other Help-Seeking Barriers among Women Depressed Postpartum
When untreated, postpartum depression (PPD) can severely, negatively affect maternal health, child development, and the wellbeing and functioning of the entire family. Yet, despite screening and treatment programs for PPD, many women who experience depression with onset in the postpartum year do not communicate their symptoms. Negative relational experiences early in life, such as not receiving sensitive help and support when needed, often result…
Transition to Preschool
Variation in coparenting quality in relation to child age
Coparenting, denoting shared responsibilities in caring for a child, is a core component of parenthood for most parents. Research has linked quality in the coparenting relationship to several child outcomes as well as parent relationship satisfaction and mental health, yet whether and how these links may differ depending on child age is unclear. Here, we investigated links between coparenting quality, relationship satisfaction, parents' education…
Evaluating trauma-informed training for foster parents – A controlled pilot study of the resource parent curriculum in Sweden
Playing with the child within
Experience of out-of-home care (OHC) is associated with life-long vulnerability. • Research on parents with OHC childhood experience lacks a resilience perspective. • Own OHC experiences express as parental separation anxiety and feelings of guilt. • Sensitive parenting is linked to parents’ attachment scripts but not reflective function. • Parental caregiving frames and motivates further individual development and healing. Experience of out-of-h…
Parent-teacher trust as a relational pathway to the child
Beyond interactions with parents, young children’s development is influenced by attachment-related interactions with close caregivers in different contexts, such as with teachers at professional childcare centres (“preschool”). The child’s transition from the home environment to being cared for at preschool for the very first time is essential in this respect, providing a natural “window of opportunity” to establish close relationships with teach…
Participatory Research With Children
While the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) does not address research, it instigated a recognition that decisions concerning children and youth must be based on knowledge of their experiences from their own perspective and consider their specific views and wishes, highlighting their right to be heard. Participatory research underscores this right, arguing the engagement of children and youth throughout the research process. Studies in…
Mothers' experiences of family life during Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic amplified demands on parents regarding balancing childcare and working from home. How parents distribute responsibilities differs culturally, and governments undertook varied strategies to address COVID-19. Research indicates that the pandemic resulted in increased burden for mothers, but also that it created a novel situation in which parenting and working styles could be re-evaluated. However, Swedish mothers of toddlers a…
Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (4 works) · Attachment theory (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (3 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (3 works)