Publications by authors named "Lillian Hoyer"
Infant Ment Health J
January 2024
Article Synopsis
- Emotional availability (EA) refers to the emotional connection between parents and their unborn babies, assessed during pregnancy through caregiver sensitivity and nonhostility.
- A new intervention called the "EA-Based Dance Intervention" was developed to help pregnant individuals engage emotionally with their babies through dance and movement.
- In a pilot study, participants in the dance intervention reported lower anxiety and depressive symptoms, and higher prenatal EA compared to a control group that received no intervention.
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Children (Basel)
June 2023
Article Synopsis
- - This study investigates parent-child interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for observational data rather than solely relying on self-reports.
- - Utilizing questionnaires and filmed interactions, researchers assessed emotional availability (EA) in parents, focusing on differences between mothers and fathers in relation to pandemic stress and flourishing.
- - Findings indicate that high stress from COVID-19 negatively impacted mothers' EA, while fathers' flourishing positively contributed to their EA, suggesting different dynamics in parental responses during the pandemic.
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