Megan M Julian
Biographic Data
| ID | 5507824 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Megan M Julian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Megan M |
| FAMILY NAME | Julian |
| SIGNATURE | JULIAN M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1887-8730 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Relationships reduce risks for child maltreatment
Findings suggest that greater participation in IMH-HV is associated with decreased risk for child maltreatment 1 year after initiating treatment. IMH-HV promotes parent-clinician therapeutic alliance and provides infant-parent psychotherapy which differentiate it from traditional home visiting programs
Clinician Racial Biases
Demographic and psychological factors that predict retention in infant mental health home visiting
From zero to thrive
Early relational health between caregivers and children is foundational for child health and well‐being. Children and caregivers are also embedded within multiple systems and sectors, or a “child‐serving ecosystem”, that shapes child development. Although the COVID‐19 pandemic has made this embeddedness abundantly clear, systems remain siloed and lack coordination. Fostering relational health amongst layers of this ecosystem may be a way to syste…
Relationships heal
Associations between oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms, childhood trauma, and parenting behavior
Maternal oxytocin is connected to aspects of parenting including sensitivity, warmth, positive affect, and affectionate touch. Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms are associated with circulating oxytocin levels, altered brain activity, and parenting behaviors. This study aimed to replicate prior work on OXTR single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs1042778 and rs53576 in relation to maternal sensitivity, explore associations with other as…
Parenting and toddler self‐regulation in low‐income families
Toddlerhood is a sensitive period in the development of self‐regulation, a set of adaptive skills that are fundamental to mental health and partly shaped by parenting. Healthy sleep is known to be critical for self‐regulation; yet, the degree to which child sleep alters interactive child–parent processes remains understudied. This study examines associations between observed parenting and toddler self‐regulation, with toddler sleep as a moderator…
Strong Military Families Intervention Enhances Parenting Reflectivity and Representations in Families With Young Children
Military families face many challenges due to deployment and parental separation, and this can be especially difficult for families with young children. The Strong Military Families (SMF) intervention is for military families with young children, and consists of two versions: the Multifamily Group , and a Home‐based psychoeducational written materials program. The Multifamily Group was designed to enhance positive parenting through both education…
The Development of Children Placed Into Different Types of Russian Families Following an Institutional Intervention
This study examined whether interventions in Russian Baby Homes promoting warm, sensitive, and responsive caregiver-child interactions and relationships would be associated with advantages in those children's behavior years after they transitioned to family care. Children ( N = 135) who had resided for at least 3 months ( M = 13.8 months) in one of three intervention institutions were subsequently placed in Russian families (relatives or non-rela…
Social Skills in Children Adopted From Socially-Emotionally Depriving Institutions
This study assessed social skills in post-institutionalized (PI) children with respect to age-at-adoption, age-at-assessment, and gender. Parent ratings of social skills (Social Skills Rating System) and behavior problems (Child Behavior Checklist) were obtained for 214 children and 127 adolescents who were adopted from socially-emotionally depriving Russian institutions. Results showed that children adopted before 18 months of age have better so…
Potential Selective Responding in a Parent Questionnaire Study of Post-Institutionalized Children
Selective responding bias, though under-researched, is of particular concern in the study of post-institutionalized children because many studies rely on mailed questionnaires and response rates are often low. The current study addresses the impact of selective responding in a single wave of data collection and in a multi-wave study. Participants were 121 parents from a larger four-wave study of post-institutionalized children, identified as Neve…
Developmental relationships as the active ingredient
Developmental relationships are characterized by reciprocal human interactions that embody an enduring emotional attachment, progressively more complex patterns of joint activity, and a balance of power that gradually shifts from the developed person in favor of the developing person. The working hypothesis of this article is that developmental relationships constitute the active ingredient of effective interventions serving at-risk children and …
Social Skills in Children Adopted From Socially-Emotionally Depriving Institutions
This study assessed social skills in post-institutionalized (PI) children with respect to age-at-adoption, age-at-assessment, and gender. Parent ratings of social skills (Social Skills Rating System) and behavior problems (Child Behavior Checklist) were obtained for 214 children and 127 adolescents who were adopted from socially-emotionally depriving Russian institutions. Results showed that children adopted before 18 months of age have better so…
From zero to thrive
Early relational health between caregivers and children is foundational for child health and well‐being. Children and caregivers are also embedded within multiple systems and sectors, or a “child‐serving ecosystem”, that shapes child development. Although the COVID‐19 pandemic has made this embeddedness abundantly clear, systems remain siloed and lack coordination. Fostering relational health amongst layers of this ecosystem may be a way to syste…
Relationships heal
Demographic and psychological factors that predict retention in infant mental health home visiting
Strong Military Families Intervention Enhances Parenting Reflectivity and Representations in Families With Young Children
Military families face many challenges due to deployment and parental separation, and this can be especially difficult for families with young children. The Strong Military Families (SMF) intervention is for military families with young children, and consists of two versions: the Multifamily Group , and a Home‐based psychoeducational written materials program. The Multifamily Group was designed to enhance positive parenting through both education…
Developmental relationships as the active ingredient
Developmental relationships are characterized by reciprocal human interactions that embody an enduring emotional attachment, progressively more complex patterns of joint activity, and a balance of power that gradually shifts from the developed person in favor of the developing person. The working hypothesis of this article is that developmental relationships constitute the active ingredient of effective interventions serving at-risk children and …
Potential Selective Responding in a Parent Questionnaire Study of Post-Institutionalized Children
Selective responding bias, though under-researched, is of particular concern in the study of post-institutionalized children because many studies rely on mailed questionnaires and response rates are often low. The current study addresses the impact of selective responding in a single wave of data collection and in a multi-wave study. Participants were 121 parents from a larger four-wave study of post-institutionalized children, identified as Neve…
Social Skills in Children Adopted From Socially-Emotionally Depriving Institutions
This study assessed social skills in post-institutionalized (PI) children with respect to age-at-adoption, age-at-assessment, and gender. Parent ratings of social skills (Social Skills Rating System) and behavior problems (Child Behavior Checklist) were obtained for 214 children and 127 adolescents who were adopted from socially-emotionally depriving Russian institutions. Results showed that children adopted before 18 months of age have better so…
The Development of Children Placed Into Different Types of Russian Families Following an Institutional Intervention
This study examined whether interventions in Russian Baby Homes promoting warm, sensitive, and responsive caregiver-child interactions and relationships would be associated with advantages in those children's behavior years after they transitioned to family care. Children ( N = 135) who had resided for at least 3 months ( M = 13.8 months) in one of three intervention institutions were subsequently placed in Russian families (relatives or non-rela…
Strong Military Families Intervention Enhances Parenting Reflectivity and Representations in Families With Young Children
Military families face many challenges due to deployment and parental separation, and this can be especially difficult for families with young children. The Strong Military Families (SMF) intervention is for military families with young children, and consists of two versions: the Multifamily Group , and a Home‐based psychoeducational written materials program. The Multifamily Group was designed to enhance positive parenting through both education…
Associations between oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms, childhood trauma, and parenting behavior
Maternal oxytocin is connected to aspects of parenting including sensitivity, warmth, positive affect, and affectionate touch. Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms are associated with circulating oxytocin levels, altered brain activity, and parenting behaviors. This study aimed to replicate prior work on OXTR single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs1042778 and rs53576 in relation to maternal sensitivity, explore associations with other as…
Parenting and toddler self‐regulation in low‐income families
Toddlerhood is a sensitive period in the development of self‐regulation, a set of adaptive skills that are fundamental to mental health and partly shaped by parenting. Healthy sleep is known to be critical for self‐regulation; yet, the degree to which child sleep alters interactive child–parent processes remains understudied. This study examines associations between observed parenting and toddler self‐regulation, with toddler sleep as a moderator…
Relationships heal
Clinician Racial Biases
Demographic and psychological factors that predict retention in infant mental health home visiting
From zero to thrive
Early relational health between caregivers and children is foundational for child health and well‐being. Children and caregivers are also embedded within multiple systems and sectors, or a “child‐serving ecosystem”, that shapes child development. Although the COVID‐19 pandemic has made this embeddedness abundantly clear, systems remain siloed and lack coordination. Fostering relational health amongst layers of this ecosystem may be a way to syste…
Relationships reduce risks for child maltreatment
Findings suggest that greater participation in IMH-HV is associated with decreased risk for child maltreatment 1 year after initiating treatment. IMH-HV promotes parent-clinician therapeutic alliance and provides infant-parent psychotherapy which differentiate it from traditional home visiting programs
Psychology (11 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (4 works)