About this Research Topic
Regulatory problems defined as excessive crying, sleeping, or feeding problems, are among the most common concerns of parents with children 0-5 years old. These problems are typically understood within the context of the parent-child relationship, however the complex underlying mechanisms that explain the occurrence and continuation as well as long-term outcomes of regulatory problems are still poorly understood. Despite some promising treatment options, important knowledge gaps remain to be addressed, which will inform evidence-based practice for services of children aged 0-5.
With this Research Topic we aim to bring together research from different countries and from multidisciplinary research backgrounds on the topic of regulatory problems and disorders. We particularly encourage research that focuses on observed parent-child interactions in relation to regulatory problems. We view regulatory problems as a transdiagnostic biopsychosocial concept covering excessive crying, sleeping, and/or feeding and eating problems. However, studies with a focus on any of these problems are also encouraged.
All types of manuscripts are welcome including cross-sectional, case-control, longitudinal, experimental, and intervention studies as well as systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
- Aetiology and contextual processes, e.g., parent-infant interaction, mother-infant, father-infant, co-parenting, cultural differences, early-life risk
- Pathways, e.g., cascade model, transactional models
- Protective factors and resilience
- Intervention, e.g., interventions targeting specific age groups or problems or transdiagnostic interventions, moderators, and mediators of change.
With this Research Topic we aim to bring together research from different countries and from multidisciplinary research backgrounds on the topic of regulatory problems and disorders. We particularly encourage research that focuses on observed parent-child interactions in relation to regulatory problems. We view regulatory problems as a transdiagnostic biopsychosocial concept covering excessive crying, sleeping, and/or feeding and eating problems. However, studies with a focus on any of these problems are also encouraged.
All types of manuscripts are welcome including cross-sectional, case-control, longitudinal, experimental, and intervention studies as well as systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
- Aetiology and contextual processes, e.g., parent-infant interaction, mother-infant, father-infant, co-parenting, cultural differences, early-life risk
- Pathways, e.g., cascade model, transactional models
- Protective factors and resilience
- Intervention, e.g., interventions targeting specific age groups or problems or transdiagnostic interventions, moderators, and mediators of change.
Keywords: Regulatory problems, sleeping disorders, excessive crying disorders, feeding and eating disorders, early childhood, contextual risk, parent-child interventions, parenting training, early prevention
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