Infant Mental Health Journal

Papers
(The TQCC of Infant Mental Health Journal is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Holding up the mirror: The role of teacher educators and syllabi in perpetuating or disrupting inequity31
Is participation in antenatal classes associated with fathers' mental health? A quasi‐experimental and prospective study30
Effects of integrated programs for substance‐involved mothers on infant and child development outcomes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis28
The infant's lived experience of bonding and connection with their parents in a neonatal intensive care27
Research practices that promote cultural equity and sensitivity from PI to participant: Learned lessons from reexamining the Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI) with Black mothers22
Father involvement in pregnancy and attachment to their baby: Depression and partner relationships in a sample of Black fathers21
Low paternal postpartum depression buffers the association between maternal prenatal depression and preschoolers' internalizing and externalizing symptoms21
Infant and early childhood mental health Endorsement: Participant reports and perceptions18
Disrupted maternal communication and disorganized attachment in the Arab society in Israel18
Infants of mothers with early remitted clinical depression and mothers with no postpartum depression: Adaptive functioning in the second year of life17
ABC's active ingredients: Parent coaches’ in vivo feedback predicts maternal sensitivity among low‐income predominantly Latina mothers16
Evaluation of the Pregnancy to Parenthood program: A dyadic intervention for mothers with perinatal mental disorders and their infants16
Risk factors associated with higher scores in internalizing and externalizing behaviors in Chilean preschoolers15
Household chaos and parenting: The effect of household chaos does not depend on sensory‐processing sensitivity and self‐regulation15
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What is the youngest possible age for developing posttraumatic stress disorder? A systematic literature review12
Testing reliability and validity of practitioner‐rated parental sensitivity: A novel tool for practice12
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Patient navigation models for mental health of parents expecting or caring for an infant or young child: A systematic review12
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Parenting stress and competence among mothers of young children with substance use disorders: The roles of trauma and reflective functioning12
Introduction to special section doing the “right” thing: Ethical issues in infant and early childhood mental health12
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Validating the parental reflective functioning questionnaire ‐ infant version using a rasch model11
Engaging Indigenous communities in research to inform practice: The multisite implementation evaluation of Tribal home visiting11
From infant separation distress to preschool behavior problems: The mediating roles of maternal self‐efficacy and positive parenting11
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Latin American Attachment studies: A narrative review10
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Impacts of COVID‐19 on early childhood mental health10
Family socioeconomic status and problem behaviors among Chinese migrant preschool children: The serial mediating roles of mindful parenting and resilience10
Parent and child gender effects in the relationship between attachment and both internalizing and externalizing problems of children between 2 and 5 years old: A dyadic perspective9
Childhood maltreatment history and trauma‐specific predictors of parenting stress in new fathers9
Cultural relevance of fine motor domain of the ASQ in Guatemala9
Current approaches and future directions for addressing ethics in infant and early childhood mental health9
Effects of a virtual supportive program on the knowledge of mothers of preterm infants and their bonding9
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Maternal postnatal depressive symptoms and early achievement of developmental milestones in infants and young children: A meta‐analysis9
Exploring resting frontal EEG and reflective functioning in maternal substance use9
Adverse childhood experiences and maternal self‐efficacy: Examining the mediating role of intimate partner violence and the moderating role of caste membership in rural India8
Newborn behavioral observations system in rural Pakistan: A feasibility and acceptability study8
Differences in infant negative affectivity during the COVID‐19 pandemic8
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What factors influence dyadic synchrony? A systematic review of the literature on predictors of mother–infant dyadic processes of shared behavior and affect7
Presence and respect: Childrearing in an intercultural Chilean city7
Reflective functioning, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and maternal response to infant crying: A follow‐up study7
The HEADS‐ED under 6: Piloting a new communimetric mental health and developmental screening and triage tool for young children7
Further validation of Leerkes’ cry questionnaire battery in an independent sample: Useful tools for infant mental health practitioners and scholars7
Fetal programming of infant temperament: An examination of prenatal maternal stress during the COVID‐19 pandemic7
Reframing caring for parents who struggle with substance‐use disorders7
Bridging attachment theory and interpersonal acceptance‐rejection theory in the strange situation procedure in a low‐risk sample in Egypt7
Enhancing early parenting in the community: Preliminary results from a learning collaborative approach to scale up Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up7
Preventing early harsh parenting and toddler behavior problems: The role of neighborhood collective efficacy among low‐income Latine families6
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Decolonizing infant mental health: Black maternal mental health decision‐making6
Mind the Gap(s): Reflective supervision/consultation as a mechanism for addressing implicit bias and reducing our knowledge gaps6
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Examining associations between Adult Attachment Interview responses and multiple indicators of parental mentalizing5
Movement through motherhood: Exploring mood, wellbeing, and prenatal emotional availability (EA) through EA‐based dance intervention5
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The effects of parental marital quality on preschool children's social–emotional competence: The chain mediating model of parent–child and sibling relationships5
Offline and online parental mentalizing in mothers with symptoms of postpartum depression: Examining the association between self‐reported parental reflective functioning and interactional mind‐minded5
Family protective service involvement and reduced infant cortical grey matter volume5
Maternal self‐efficacy during infancy: Investigating the roles of depression and social support among mothers in rural Pakistan5
Mothering from the Inside Out: Results of a community‐based randomized efficacy trial testing a mentalization‐based parenting intervention for mothers with addictions5
One state's journey with a reflective supervision professional development series: Development, implementation, and adaptation4
“When I hold my daughter, she quiets, no need [for]any verbal conversation”: A qualitative understanding of responsive caregiving in rural, Sindh Pakistan4
Japanese infants’ attachment insecurity and externalizing/internalizing problems: Using strange situation and attachment Q‐sort methods4
Looking back to light the path forward: Ghosts in the Nursery revisited4
The role of experience in parenting beliefs of British and Italian women during pregnancy4
Bringing a mentalizing framework to understanding mothers with addiction: The groundbreaking work of Nancy E. Suchman4
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Infant carrying: Associations with parental reflective functioning, parental bonding and parental responses to infant crying4
Improved classroom and child outcomes through mental health consultation in New York City subsidized early care and education programs4
The impact of child self‐regulation difficulties on parents: A qualitative study4
Experiences of childbirth care among mothers in Lithuania during COVID‐194
Secondary benefits of a brief couples intervention on coparenting through relationship quality and partner conflict4
Randomized controlled trial of a prenatal focused coparenting consultation for unmarried black fathers and mothers: One‐year infant and family outcomes4
At the feet of storytellers: Implications for practicing early relational health conversations4
A systematic review and meta‐analysis of parental mentalization in fathers and mothers4
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Infant mental health integration into OB care leads to increased connection to services during the perinatal period4
Consultant perception of the feasibility and effectiveness of infant and early childhood mental health consultation services provided virtually to early care and education4
Two babies, two bonds: Frequency and correlates of differential maternal‐infant bonding in mothers of twins4
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