In this project we collaborated with research teams from many countries across the globe to investigate differences and similarities in mothers’ beliefs about sensitive parenting and maltreatment in early childhood. Participating countries include, among others, Chile, China, Israel, Turkey, USA, and Zambia.
In this study the effectiveness of the Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) was tested in an RCT in Portugal among deprived families. PhD students Mariana Negrao and Mariana Pereira, co-supervised by Isabel Soares.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and development of toddler externalizing behavior problems in Turkish immigrant families, and their association with parenting practices.
The study was funded by an ERC-Consolidator grant awarded to Judi Mesman. PhD students Antoinette Kroes, Tessa van den Rozenberg, Laura Doornkamp, Astrid Jehle and Stefanie Esveld, co-supervised by Marleen Groeneveld and Lotte van der Pol. PhD student Laura Doornkamp was also co-supervised by Sandra Groeneveld.
This study was a randomized control trial to test the effectiveness of the VIPP-SD intervention program. Funded by Zon-Mw. PhD students Jantien van Zeijl, Mirjam Stolk, and Lenneke Alink, co-supervised by Rien van IJzendoorn, Femmie Juffer, and Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg.
