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Long-term Significance of Early Experiences

• Labella, M. H., Raby, K. L., Martin, J., & Roisman, G. I. (2019). Romantic functioning mediates prospective associations between childhood abuse and neglect and parenting outcomes in adulthood. Development and Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095457941800158X
• Raby, K. L., Roisman, G. I., Labella, M. H., Martin, J., Fraley, R. C., & Simpson, J. A. (2019). The legacy of early abuse and neglect for social and academic competence from childhood to adulthood. Child Development. DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13033
• Martin, J., Raby, K. L., Labella, M. H., & Roisman, G. I. (2017). Childhood abuse and neglect, attachment states of mind, and non-suicidal self-injury. Attachment & Human Development, 19, 425-446. DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2017.1330832
• Raby, K. L., Roisman, G. I, Fraley, R. C., & Simpson, J. A. (2015). The enduring predictive significance of early maternal sensitivity: Social and academic competence through age 32 years. Child Development, 86, 695-708. DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12325
• Raby, K. L., Lawler, J. M., Shlafer, R. J., Hesemeyer, P. S., Collins, W. A., & Sroufe, L. A. (2015). The interpersonal antecedents of supportive parenting: A prospective, longitudinal study from infancy to adulthood. Developmental Psychology, 51, 115-123. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0038336
• Szepsenwol, O., Simpson, J. A., Griskevicius, V., & Raby, K. L. (2015). The effect of unpredictable early childhood environments on parenting in adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109, 1045-1067. DOI: 10.1037/pspi0000032
• Cutuli, J. J., Raby, K. L., Cicchetti, D., Englund, M. M., & Egeland, B. (2013). Contributions of maltreatment and serotonin transporter genotype to depression in childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. Journal of Affective Disorders, 149, 30-37. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.08.011

Attachment Across the Lifespan

• Bakkum, L., Verhage, M. J., Schuengel, C.., Duschinsky, R., Cornelisz, I. Van Klaveren, C., Van IJzendoorn, M. H., Raby, K. L., Roisman, G. I., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Oosterman, M., Madigan, S., Fearon, R. M. P., Behrens, J., & The Collaboration on Attachment Transmission Synthesis (2022). Exploring the meaning of unresolved loss and trauma in more than 1,000 Adult Attachment Interviews. Development and Psychopathology. Advance online publication. DOI:10.1017/S0954579421001735
• Raby, K. L., Verhage, M. L., Fearon, R. M. P., Fraley, R. C., Roisman, G. I., Van IJzendoorn, M. H., Schuengel, C., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Bernier, A., Ensink, K., Hautamäki, A., Madigan, S., Mangelsdorf, S., Oosterman, M., Priddis, L. E., Wong, M. S., & the Collaboration on Attachment Transmission Synthesis. (2020). The latent structure of the Adult Attachment Interview: Large sample evidence from the Collaboration on Attachment Transmission Synthesis. Development and Psychopathology.
• Nivison, M. D., Facompré, C. R., Raby, K. L., Simpson, J. A., Roisman, G. I., Waters, T. E. A. (2020). Childhood abuse and neglect are prospectively associated with scripted attachment representations in young adulthood. Development and Psychopathology.
• Raby, K. L., Fraley, R. C., & Roisman, G. I. (in press). Categorical or dimensional measures of attachment? Insights from factor analytic and taxometric research. In R. A. Thompson, J. A. Simpson, and L. Berlin (Eds.), Attachment: The fundamental questions. New York: Guilford.
• Zajac, L., Raby, K. L., & Dozier, M. (2019). Attachment state of mind and childhood experiences of maltreatment as predictors of sensitive care from infancy through middle childhood: Results from a longitudinal study of parents involved with Child Protective Services. Development and Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579418001554
• Waters, T. E. A., Raby, K. L., Ruiz, S. K., Martin, J., & Roisman, G. I. (2019). Adult attachment representations and the quality of romantic and parent-child relationships: An examination of the unique contributions of coherence of discourse and secure base script knowledge. Developmental Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dev0000607
• Verhage, M. L., Fearon, P. R. M., Schuengel, C., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Madigan, S….The Collaboration on Attachment Transmission Synthesis (2018). Examining ecological constraints on the intergenerational transmission of attachment via individual participant data meta-analysis. Child Development.
• Raby, K. L., Labella, M. H., Martin, J., Carlson, E. A., & Roisman, G. I. (2017). Childhood abuse and neglect and insecure attachment states of mind in adulthood: Prospective, longitudinal evidence from a high-risk sample. Development and Psychopathology, 29, 347-363. DOI:10.1017/S0954579417000037
• Raby, K. L., Yarger, H. A., Lind, T., Fraley, R. C., Leerkes, E., & Dozier, M. (2017). Attachment states of mind among internationally adoptive and foster parents. Development and Psychopathology, 29, 365-378. doi:10.1017/S0954579417000049
• Shlafer, R. J., Raby, K. L., Lawler, J. M., Hesemeyer, P. S., & Roisman, G. I. (2015). Longitudinal associations between adult attachment states of mind and parenting quality. Attachment and Human Development, 17, 83-95. DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2014.962064
• Raby, K. L., Steele, R. D., Carlson, E. A., & Sroufe, L. A. (2015). Continuities and changes in infant attachment patterns across two generations. Attachment and Human Development, 17, 414-428. DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2015.1067824
• Simpson, J. A., Collins, W. A., Farrell, A. K., & Raby, K. L. (2015). Attachment and relationships across time: An Organizational-Developmental perspective. In V. Zayas and C. Hazan (Eds.), Bases of Adult Attachment: Linking Brain, Mind, and Behavior. (pp. 61-78). New York: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9622-9_4
• Raby, K. L., Roisman, G. I., & Booth-LaForce, C. (2015). Genetic moderation of stability in attachment security from early childhood to age 18 years: A replication study. Developmental Psychology, 51, 1645-1649. DOI: 10.1037/dev0000053
• Raby, K. L., Cicchetti, D., Egeland, B., & Collins, W. A. (2013). Genetic contributions to continuity and change in attachment security: A prospective, longitudinal investigation from infancy to young adulthood. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, 54, 1223-1230. DOI:10.1111/jcpp.12093
• Raby, K. L., Cicchetti, D., Carlson, E. A., Cutuli, J. J., Englund, M. M., & Egeland, B. (2012). Genetic and caregiving-based contributions to infant attachment: Unique associations with distress reactivity and attachment security. Psychological Science, 23, 1016-1023. DOI:10.1177/0956797612438265

Stress Physiology

• Shakiba, N. & Raby, K. L. (2021). Attachment dimensions and cortisol reactivity during the Strange Situation among children adopted internationally. Attachment and Human Development. Advance online publication. DOI:10.1080/14616734.2021.1896445
• Szenczy, A., Bernard, K., Raby, K. L., Garnett, M., & Dozier, M. (2021). Foster parent responsiveness and young children’s diurnal cortisol production. Developmental Psychobiology. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22074
• Isenhour, J., Raby, K. L., & Dozier, M. (2021). The persistent associations between early institutional care and diurnal cortisol among children adopted internationally. Developmental Psychobiology. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22069
• Tabachnick, A. R., Raby, K. L., Goldstein, A., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2020). Attachment security in infancy predicts parasympathetic reactivity to frustration in middle childhood. Attachment and Human Development.
• Tabachnick, A. R., Moore, C., Raby, K. L., Goldstein, A., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2020). Respiratory sinus arrhythmia as a moderator of early maltreatment effects on later externalizing problems. Development and Psychopathology.
• Tabachnick, A. R., Raby, K. L., Goldstein, A., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2019). Effects of an attachment-based intervention in infancy on children’s autonomic regulation during middle childhood. Biological Psychology, 143, 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.01.006
• DePasquale, C. E., Raby, K. L., Hoye, J. & Dozier, M. (2018). Parenting predicts Strange Situation cortisol reactivity in children adopted internationally. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 89, 86-91. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.01.003
• Raby, K. L., Roisman, G. I, Simpson, J. A., Collins, W. A., & Steele, R. D. (2015). Greater maternal insensitivity in childhood predicts greater electrodermal reactivity during conflict discussions with romantic partners in adulthood. Psychological Science, 26, 348-353. DOI: 10.1177/0956797614563340

Adoptive and Foster Families

• Raby, K. L., & Dozier, M. (2019). Intervening early to promote the development of adopted and foster children. In H. D. Grotevant (Ed.),The future of adoption. University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• Raby, K. L. & Dozier, M. (2019). Attachment across the lifespan: Insights from adoptive families. Current Opinion in Psychology. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.03.011
• Zajac, L., Raby, K. L., & Dozier, M. (2019). Receptive language abilities of children placed in foster care and children who remained with birth parents after involvement with CPS. Child Maltreatment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559518808224
• Raby, K. L., Yarger, H. A., Lind, T., Fraley, R. C., Leerkes, E., & Dozier, M. (2017). Attachment states of mind among internationally adoptive and foster parents. Development and Psychopathology, 29, 365-378. DOI: 10.1017/S0954579417000049

Early Intervention

• Yarger, H. A., Lind, T., Raby, K. L., Zajac, L., Wallin, A., & Dozier, M. (2022). Intervening with Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up to reduce behavior problems among children adopted internationally: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Child Maltreatment, 27(3), 478-489. DOI:10.1177/10775595211010975
• Raby, K. L., Bernard, K., Gordon, K., & Dozier, M. (2021). Enhancing diurnal cortisol regulation among young children adopted internationally: A randomized controlled trial of a parenting-based intervention. Development and Psychopathology, 32(5), 1657-1668. DOI:10.1017/S0954579420001303
• Raby, K. L., Waters, T. E. A., Tabachnick, A. R., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2021). Increasing secure base script knowledge of high-risk mothers with an attachment-based parenting intervention. Development and Psychopathology, 33(2), 554-564. DOI:10.1017/S0954579420001765
• Lind, T., Raby, K. L., Goldstein A., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (2020). Improving social emotional competence in internationally adopted children with the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up intervention. Development and Psychopathology.
• Zajac, L., Raby, K. L., & Dozier, M. (2020). Sustained effects on attachment quality in middle childhood: Results from a randomized clinical trial of the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC) intervention. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61, 417-424.
• Raby, K. L., Freedman, E., Yarger, H. A., Lind, T., & Dozier, M. (2019). Enhancing the language development of toddlers in foster care by promoting foster parents’ sensitivity: Results from a randomized control trial. Developmental Science. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1111/desc.12753
• Lind, T., Raby, K. L., Carron, EB, Roben, C. K. P., & Dozier, M. (2017). Enhancing executive functioning among toddlers in foster care with an attachment-based intervention. Development and Psychopathology, 29, 575-586. doi:10.1017/S0954579417000190