This study was conducted with many international collaborators (see Team) and led to a series of publications arguing that sensitivity appears to be universal but not uniform.

The follow-up of a study on the effects of childcare quantity and quality on children’s cognitive and social development in Chilean children from ethnic majority and indigenous origins. PhD student Regina Loehndorff, co-supervised by Harriet Vermeer and Rodrigo Carcamo.

This project was funded by an ERC Starting Grant awarded to Judi Mesman in 2009. PhD students Joyce Endendijk, Sheila van Berkel, Liesbeth Hallers, Lotte van der Pol, co-supervised by Marleen Groeneveld and Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg.

The aim of the project was to uncover the processes underlying developmental resilience in children from Turkish migrant families during the transitions to primary and secondary education in three European countries: The Netherlands (co PI Rien van IJzendoorn), Norway (co-PI Britt Oppedal), and Germany (co-PI Birgit Leyendecker). The project was funded by a NORFACE grant. PhD students Rosanneke Emmen, Marielle Prevoo and Nihal Yeniad.

In this study a culture-sensitive adaptation of the Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) has been developed and was tested in an RCT for effectiveness in Turkish families with toddlers at risk for externalizing problems (funded by ZonMw). PhD student Sengul Yagmur, co-supervised by Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg.

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.