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pamela bryden

Wilfrid Laurier University

Waterloo, Canada

Specialty Chief Editor

Developmental Psychology
jackie masterson

Institute of Education, University College London

London, United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Developmental Psychology
caspar addyman

Goldsmiths University of London

London, United Kingdom

Associate Editor

Developmental Psychology
francesca agostini

University of Bologna

Bologna, Italy

Associate Editor

Developmental Psychology

Developmental Psychology

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Author guidelines

Editor guidelines

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Editors

pamela bryden

jackie masterson

caspar addyman

francesca agostini

Articles

Editorial: Affiliative Touch and Sense of Self. Theoretical Foundations and Innovative Treatments

Development of Motivational Self-Regulation in Childhoodan Integrative Review

Psychological and social factors influencing mother–child bonding in the first year after birth: a model for promoting infant and maternal well-being

Socio-emotional and personal development competencies as assets facilitating psychosocial adaptation in socially vulnerable secondary school students

Research Topics

The Influence of Culture on Personality and Emotional Development: Insights from Biology, Measurement, and Psychopathology

The Power of Relationships in Human Development: From Prenatal Bonding to Attachment Across the Lifespan

Bridging Racial, Economic, and Intersectional Equity Gaps in Developmental and Educational Psychology: The Key Roles of Caregivers and Early Childhood Interventions and Approaches

Adultcentrism and Bleak Pedagogy: Rediscovering adults through the lens of childhood