early parenthood

Maternal alexithymia and caregiving behavior: the role of executive functioning – A FinnBrain Birth Cohort study

Authors: Elisabeth Nordenswan, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Mira Karrasch, Matti Laine, Juho Pelto, Eeva Holmberg, Hetti Lahtela, Hanna Ahrnberg, Jani Kajanoja, Max Karukivi, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson, Riikka Korja

Journal: Archives of Women's Mental Health

Year Published: 2024

Purpose: The growing interest in parental cognition calls for research clarifying how cognition interacts with other parenting determinants to shape caregiving behavior. We studied the interplay between executive functioning (EF; cognitive processes that enable goal-directed thinking […]

Maternal Psychological Distress and Executive Functions Are Associated During Early Parenthood – A FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study

Authors: Elisabeth Nordenswan, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Mira Karrasch, Juho Pelto, Matti Laine, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson, Riikka Korja

Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Year Published: 2021

Parental executive functioning (EF) and parenting behaviors can be affected by the multiple stressors that are often present during early parenthood. However, little is known about how commonly experienced psychological distress during early parenthood is associated […]

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