A QUICK NOTE
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MWP on the HERself Podcast
MEDIA WE LOVE
The Myth of Letting Go
Listening to Shame
Brené Brown on Empathy
The Power of Vulnerability
Are You Biased?
So You Think You're Mom's Favorite?
HERself Expert: Stephi Wagner (Mother Wound Project Founder) on the Mother Wound
Brené Brown and Harriet Lerner - I'm Sorry: How to Apologize & Why it Matters, Part 1 of 2
Brené Brown and Harriet Lerner - I'm Sorry: How to Apologize & Why it Matters, Part 2 of 2
THE RESEARCH
MATERNAL ESTRANGEMENT
Mothers' Attributions for Estrangement From Their Adult Children
Schoppe-Sullivan, S. J., Coleman, J., Wang, J., & Yan, J. J. (2021). Mothers’ Attributions for Estrangement from their Adult Children. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000198
Carr, K., Holman, A., Abetz, J., Kellas, J., & Vagnoni, E. (2015). Giving Voice to the Silence of Family Estrangement: Comparing Reasons of Estranged Parents and Adult Children in a Nonmatched Sample. Journal of Family Communication. 15. 130-140. doi.org/10.1080/15267431.2015.1013106
Estrangement Between Mothers and Adult Children: The Role of Norms and Values
Gilligan, M., Suitor, J., & Pillemer, K. (2015). “Estrangement Between Mothers and Adult Children: The Role of Norms and Values.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(4), 908-920. doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12207
MATERNAL FAVORITISM
Gilligan, M., Suitor, J., & Sangbo, N. (2015). “Maternal Differential Treatment in Later Life and Within-Family Variations in Adult Sibling Closeness.” The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 70:166-177. PMID: 25324293
Caregiving, Perceptions of Maternal Favoritism, and Tension among Siblings
Suitor, J., Gilligan, M., Johnson, J., & Pillemer, K. (2014). “Caregiving, Perceptions of Maternal Favoritism, and Tension among Siblings.” The Gerontologist 54(4), 580-588. doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt065
MOTHERING PRACTICES
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Spanking Have Similar Associations with Early Behavior Problems
Attachment Style and the Association of Spanking and Child Externalizing Behavior
Ward, K. P., Lee, S. J., Pace, G. T., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Ma, J. (2020). Attachment Style and the Association of Spanking and Child Externalizing Behavior. Academic Pediatrics, 20(4), 501-507. doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2019.06.017
Peng, S., Suitor, J., & Gilligan, M. (2019). Maternal Differential Treatment and Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Role of Marital Tension and Sibling Tension? The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological and Social Sciences. doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz158