Selection of papers
2022
De Man, M., Wösten-van Asperen, R., de Weerth, C., & van den Hoogen, A. (2022). Letter in response to: A systematic review literature searches must be comprehensive and reproducible if their conclusions are to drive the research agenda and clinical practice changes. Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 111(4), 897–898. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.16257
Houtman, T. A., Eckermann, H. A., Smidt, H., & de Weerth, C. (2022). Gut microbiota and BMI throughout childhood: the role of firmicutes, bacteroidetes, and short-chain fatty acid producers. Scientific reports, 12(1), 3140. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07176-6
McGill, M. G., Pokhvisneva, I., Clappison, A. S., McEwen, L. M., Beijers, R., Tollenaar, M., Pham, H., Kee, M., Garg, E., de Mendonça Filho, E. J., Karnani, N., Silveira, P. P., Kobor, M. S., de Weerth, C., Meaney, M. J., & O’Donnell, K. J. (2022). Reply to: Crossing the “Birth Border” for Epigenetic Effects. Biological psychiatry, S0006-3223(21)01867-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.12.008
2021
Beijers, R., Miragall, M., van den Berg, Y., Konttinen, H., & van Strien, T. (2021). Parent-Infant Attachment Insecurity and Emotional Eating in Adolescence: Mediation through Emotion Suppression and Alexithymia. Nutrients, 13(5), 1662. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051662
Brett, B. E., Koko, B. K., Doumbia, H., Koffi, F. K., Assa, S. E., Zahé, K., Faye-Ketté, H., Kati-Coulibaly, S., Kort, R., Sybesma, W., Reid, G., & de Weerth, C. (2021). Salivary biomarkers of stress and inflammation in first graders in Côte d’Ivoire: Effects of a probiotic food intervention. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 129, 105255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105255
Browne, P. D., Bolte, A. C., Besseling-van der Vaart, I., Claassen, E., & de Weerth, C. (2021). Probiotics as a treatment for prenatal maternal anxiety and depression: a double-blind randomized pilot trial. Scientific reports, 11(1), 3051. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81204-9
Browne, P. D., Bossenbroek, R., Kluft, A., van Tetering, E., & de Weerth, C. (2021). Prenatal Anxiety and Depression: Treatment Uptake, Barriers, and Facilitators in Midwifery Care. Journal of women’s health (2002), 30(8), 1116–1126. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2019.8198
Cooijmans, K., Beijers, R., Brett, B. E., & de Weerth, C. (2021). Daily skin-to-skin contact in full-term infants and breastfeeding: Secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial. Maternal & child nutrition, e13241. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13241
de Man, M., Segers, E. W., Schappin, R., van der Leeden, K., Wösten-van Asperen, R. M., Breur, H., de Weerth, C., & van den Hoogen, A. (2021). Parental experiences of their infant’s hospital admission undergoing cardiac surgery: A systematic review. Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 110(6), 1730–1740. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15694
Desmarais, E., Brown, K., Campbell, K., French, B. F., Putnam, S. P., Casalin, S., Linhares, M., Lecannelier, F., Wang, Z., Raikkonen, K., Heinonen, K., Tuovinen, S., Montirosso, R., Provenzi, L., Park, S. Y., Han, S. Y., Lee, E. G., Huitron, B., de Weerth, C., Beijers, R., … Gartstein, M. A. (2021). Links between television exposure and toddler dysregulation: Does culture matter?. Infant behavior & development, 63, 101557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101557
Gu, F., Wang, S., Beijers, R., de Weerth, C., & Schols, H. A. (2021). Structure-Specific and Individual-Dependent Metabolization of Human Milk Oligosaccharides in Infants: A Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 69(22), 6186–6199. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c07484
Karssen, L. T., Vink, J. M., de Weerth, C., Hermans, R., de Kort, C., Kremers, S. P., Ruiter, E., & Larsen, J. K. (2021). An App-Based Parenting Program to Promote Healthy Energy Balance-Related Parenting Practices to Prevent Childhood Obesity: Protocol Using the Intervention Mapping Framework. JMIR formative research, 5(5), e24802. https://doi.org/10.2196/24802
Missler, M., Donker, T., Beijers, R., Ciharova, M., Moyse, C., de Vries, R., Denissen, J., & van Straten, A. (2021). Universal prevention of distress aimed at pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 21(1), 276. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03752-2
Missler, M. A., van Straten, A., Denissen, J., Donker, T., de Weerth, C., & Beijers, R. (2021). The first 12.5 years of parenthood: A latent trait-state occasion model of the longitudinal association between maternal distress and child internalizing and externalizing problems. Developmental psychology, 57(7), 1124–1135. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001203
Pieters, S., Brett, B. E., Beijers, R., Kessels, R., & de Weerth, C. (2021). Working memory from pregnancy to postpartum: Do women really change?. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 126, 105169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105169
Silverio, S. A., Davies, S. M., Christiansen, P., Aparicio-García, M. E., Bramante, A., Chen, P., Costas-Ramón, N., de Weerth, C., Della Vedova, A. M., Infante Gil, L., Lustermans, H., Wendland, J., Xu, J., Halford, J., Harrold, J. A., & Fallon, V. (2021). A validation of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale 12-item research short-form for use during global crises with five translations. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 21(1), 112. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03597-9
Tollenaar, M. S., Beijers, R., Garg, E., Nguyen, T., Lin, D., MacIsaac, J. L., Shalev, I., Kobor, M. S., Meaney, M. J., O’Donnell, K. J., & de Weerth, C. (2021). Internalizing symptoms associate with the pace of epigenetic aging in childhood. Biological psychology, 159, 108021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108021
Vacaru, S., Beijers, R., Browne, P. D., Cloin, M., van Bakel, H., van den Heuvel, M. I., & de Weerth, C. (2021). The risk and protective factors of heightened prenatal anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 lockdown. Scientific reports, 11(1), 20261. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99662-6
Willemsen, Y., Beijers, R., Arias Vasquez, A., & de Weerth, C. (2021). Do Breastfeeding History and Diet Quality Predict Inhibitory Control at Preschool Age?. Nutrients, 13(8), 2752. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082752
2020
Aparicio, M. Browne, P. D., Hechler, C., Beijers, R, Rodríguez, J. M., de Weerth, C., Fernandez, L. (2020). Human Milk Cortisol and Immune Factors over the First Three Postnatal Months: Relations to Maternal Psychosocial Distress. PLOS One, 15(5):e0233554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233554.
Beijers, R., Dähn, D., Shalev, I., Belsky, J., de Weerth, C. (2020) Biological embedding of maternal postpartum depressive symptoms: The potential role of cortisol and telomere length (Biological Psychology, Nov 14;150:107809. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.107809)
Beijers, R., Hartmans, S., Shalev, I., Hastings, W., Mattern, B., de Weerth, C., Belsky, J. (2020) Testing Three Hypotheses About Effects of Sensitive-Insensitive Parenting on Telomeres. Developmental Psychology, 56(2):237-250. doi: 10.1037/dev0000879.
Borewicz, K., Gu, F., Saccenti, E. et al. (2020) The association between breastmilk oligosaccharides and faecal microbiota in healthy breastfed infants at two, six, and twelve weeks of age. Sci Rep 10, 4270. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61024-z
Browne PD, Bossenbroek R, Kluft A, van Tetering EMA, de Weerth C. (2020) Prenatal Anxiety and Depression: Treatment Uptake, Barriers, and Facilitators in Midwifery Care. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2020 Dec 3. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2019.8198.
Chen, L. M., Tollenaar, M. S., Hari Dass, S. A., Bouvette-Turcot, A. A., Pokhvisneva, I., Gaudreau, H., Parent, C., Diorio, J., McEwen, L. M., MacIsaac, J. L., Kobor, M. S., Beijers, R., de Weerth, C., Silveira, P. P., Karama, S., Meaney, M. J., O’Donnell, K. J., & MAVAN Study Team (2020). Maternal antenatal depression and child mental health: Moderation by genomic risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Development and psychopathology, 32(5), 1810–1821. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579420001418
de Man MACP, Segers EW, Schappin R, van der Leeden K, Wösten-van Asperen RM, Breur H, de Weerth C, van den Hoogen A. (2020) Parental experiences of their infant’s hospital admission undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review. Acta Paediatr. 2020 Nov 30. doi: 10.1111/apa.15694.
de Vaan G, Beijers R, Vervloed MPJ, Knoors H, Bloeming-Wolbrink KA, de Weerth C and Verhoeven L (2020) Associations Between Cortisol Stress Levels and Autism Symptoms in People With Sensory and Intellectual Disabilities. Front. Educ. 5:540387. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2020.540387
Evans, B. E., van der Ende, J., Greaves-Lord, K., Huizink, A. C., Beijers, R., de Weerth, C. (2020) Urbanicity, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning, and behavioral and emotional problems in children: A path analysis. BMC Psychology, 8(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s40359-019-0364-2.
Gartstein, M.A., Erickson, N.L., Cooijmans, K.H.M., Hancock, G.R., Zijlmans, M.A.C., & de Weerth, C. (2020) Is prenatal maternal distress context-dependent? Comparing United States (US) and the Netherlands. Journal of Affective Disorders, 260, 710-715. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.09.048.
Hermes, G., Eckermann, H., Vos, W.M., de Weerth, C. (2020). Does entry to center-based childcare affect gut microbial colonization in young infants? Scientific Reports, 10(1):10235. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66404-z.
Jones, J. D., Beijers, R., Fraley, R. C., Gross, J.T., Cassidy, J., & de Weerth, C. (2020). A prospective study of breastfeeding and room-sharing practices during the infant’s first 6 months: Mothers’ attachment style as a predictor. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45(6):654-662. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa032.
Luijk, M.P.C.M., Beijers, R., van Rosmalen, L. (2020) Slaapproblemen bij jonge kinderen, Een pleidooi voor een breder spectrum aan interventies. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2020;164:D4449
Missler, M., van Straten, A., Denissen, J., Donker, T., & Beijers, R. (2020). Effectiveness of a psycho-educational intervention for expecting parents to prevent postpartum parenting stress, depression and anxiety: a randomized controlled trial. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 20(1), 658. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03341-9
Stern, J. A., Beijers, R., Ehrlich, K. B., Cassidy, J., & de Weerth, C. (2020). Beyond early adversity: Parenting predicts infants’ physical health in a community sample. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 41(6):452-460. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000804.
Van Esch, J.J.A., Bolte, A.C., Vandenbussche, F.P.H.A., Schippers, D.H., de Weerth, C., Beijers, R. (2020). Differences in hair cortisol concentrations and reported anxiety in women with preeclampsia versus uncomplicated pregnancies. Pregnancy Hypertens. 21:200-202. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2020.06.006.
2019
Browne, P., Bolte, A.C., Claassen, E., de Weerth, C. (2019) Probiotics in Pregnancy: Protocol of a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial for Pregnant Women With Depression and Anxiety (PIP pilot trial). Trials, 20(1), 440. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3389-1.
Brett, B.E. & de Weerth, C. (2019) The microbiota-gut-brain axis: A promising avenue to foster healthy developmental outcomes. Developmental Psychobiology, 00, 1–11. doi: 10.1002/dev.21824.
Clancy, T.A., Jordan, B., de Weerth, C., Muscara, F. Early Emotional, Behavioural and Social Development of Infants and Young Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 2019 Sep 10. doi: 10.1007/s10880-019-09651-1.
Hechler, C., Beijers, R., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2019) Prenatal Predictors of Postnatal Quality of Caregiving Behaviour in Mothers and Fathers. Parenting: Science and Practice, 19, 101-119.
Hechler, C.H., Borewicz, K., Beijers, R., Saccenti, E., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., Smidt, H., de Weerth, C. (2019) Association between psychosocial stress and faecal microbiota in pregnant women. Scientific Reports, 9(1):4463. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-40434-8.
McEwen LM, O’Donnell KJ, McGill MG, Edgar RD, Jones MJ, MacIsaac JL, Lin DTS, Ramadori K, Morin A, Gladish N, Garg E, Unternaehrer E, Pokhvisneva I, Karnani N, Kee MZL, Klengel T, Adler NE, Barr RG, Letourneau N, Giesbrecht GF, Reynolds JN, Czamara D, Armstrong JM, Essex MJ, de Weerth C, Beijers R, Tollenaar MS, Bradley B, Jovanovic T, Ressler KJ, Steiner M, Entringer S, Wadhwa PD, Buss C, Bush NR, Binder EB, Boyce WT, Meaney MJ, Horvath S, Kobor MS. (2019) The PedBE clock accurately estimates DNA methylation age in pediatric buccal cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A., Oct 14. pii: 201820843. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1820843116.
2018
Beijers, R., Cassidy, J., Lustermans, H. & de Weerth, C. (2018) Parent-Infant Room-sharing during the First Months of Life: Longitudinal Links with Behavior during Middle Childhood. Child Development, Sep 20. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13146.
Bos, P.A., Hechler, C.H., Beijers, R., Esposito, G., Kuzawa, C.W., de Weerth, C. (2018) Prenatal and postnatal cortisol and testosterone are related to parental caregiving quality in fathers, but not in mothers Psychoneuroendocrinology, 97:94-103. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.07.013.
De Weerth, C. (2018) Prenatal Stress and the Development of Psychopathology: Lifestyle Behaviors as a Fundamental Part of the Puzzle. Development and Psychopathology, 30(3):1129-1144. doi: 10.1017/S0954579418000494.
Hechler, C.H., Beijers, R., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2018) Are cortisol concentrations in human breast milk associated with infant crying? Developmental Psychobiology, 60(6):639-650. doi: 10.1002/dev.21761.
Zeevenhooven, J., Browne, P.D., L’Hoir, M.P., de Weerth, C., Benninga, M.A. (2018) Infant colic: mechanisms and management. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 15(8):479-496. doi: 10.1038/s41575-018-0008-7.
2017
Beijers R, Riksen-Walraven M, Sebesta K, de Weerth C (2017) Differential associations between behavioral and cortisol responses to a stressor in securely versus insecurely attached infants. Behavioural Brain Research, 325(Pt B):147-155. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.10.008.
Browne, P. D., van den Berg, E., de Weerth, C. (2017). Impact of maternal prenatal psychosocial stress and maternal obesity on infant microbiota. In P. D. Browne, E. Claassen and M. D. Cabana (Eds.) Microbiota in health and disease: from pregnancy to childhood. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
Cooijmans, K.H.M., Beijers, R., Rovers, A.C., de Weerth, C. (2017). Effectiveness of Skin-to-Skin Contact Versus Care-As-Usual in Mothers and Their Full-Term Infants: Study Protocol for a Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Trial. BMC Pediatrics, 17(1):154.
De Weerth, C. (2017). Do Bacteria Shape our Development? Crosstalk between Intestinal Microbiota and HPA Axis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 83:458-471.
Harris, V.C., Armah, G., Fuentes, S., Korpela, K.E., Parashar, U., Victor, J.C., Tate, J., de Weerth, C., Giaquinto, C., Wiersinga, W.J., Lewis, K.D.C., de Vos, W.M. (2017) The infant gut microbiome correlates significantly with rotavirus vaccine response in rural Ghana. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 215(1):34-41. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiw518.
Harris, V., Asad, A., Fuentes, S., Korpela, K., Kazi, M., Tate, J., Parashar, U., Wiersinga, W.J., Giaquinto, C., de Weerth, C., de Vos, W.M. Rotavirus Vaccine Response Correlates with the Infant Gut Microbiota Composition in Pakistan. Gut Microbes, 9(2):93-101. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2017.1376162.
Korpela K, Zijlmans MA, Kuitunen M, Kukkonen K, Savilahti E, Salonen A, de Weerth C, de Vos WM. (2017) Childhood BMI in relation to microbiota in infancy and lifetime antibiotic use. Microbiome. Mar 3;5(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s40168-017-0245-y.
McGauran, M., Franich-Ray, C., Beijers, R., Janssen, I., de Weerth, C., Jordan, B., Cheung, M. (2017). Long-term alteration of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in children undergoing cardiac surgery in the first 6 months of life. Stress, 20(5), 505-512.
Simons SS, Cillessen AH, de Weerth C. (2017). Associations between circadian and stress response cortisol in children. Stress. 20(1):52-58. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2016.1276165.
Simons, S.S.H., Cillessen, A.H.N., de Weerth, C. (2017) Cortisol stress responses and children’s behavioral functioning at school. Developmental Psychobiology, 59(2):217-224. doi: 10.1002/dev.21484.
Zijlmans, M.A.C., Beijers, R., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2017). Maternal Prenatal Anxiety is Associated with Children’s Health: A Longitudinal Study. Stress, 20(5), 495-504.
2016
Albers, E.M., Beijers, R., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., Sweep, F.C.G.J., de Weerth, C. (2016) Cortisol Levels of Infants in Center Care Across the First Year of Life: Links with Quality of Care and Infant Temperament. Stress, 19(1):8-17.
Beijers, R., Cillessen, L.C.G. & Zijlmans, M.A.C. (2016) An experimental study on mother-infant skin-to-skin contact in full-terms. Infant Behavior and Development, 43:58-65.
2015
Cohen-Bendahan, C.C.C., Beijers, R., van Doornen, L.J.P., & de Weerth, C. (2015). Explicit and implicit caregiving interests in expectant fathers: do endogenous and exogenous oxytocin and vasopressin matter? Infant Behavior and Development, 41:26-37.
Hechler, C.H., Beijers, R., de Weerth, C. (2015) Young adults’ reactions to infant crying. Infant Behavior & Development, 38:41-8.
Pieters, S., Burk, W.J., Van der Vorst, H., Dahl, R.E., Wiers, R.W., Engels, R.C. (2015) Prospective Relationships Between Sleep Problems and Substance Use, Internalizing and Externalizing Problems. J Youth Adolesc, 44(2):379-88.
Simons, S.S.H, Beijers, R., Cillessen, A.H.N., & de Weerth, C. (2015). Development of the Cortisol Circadian Rhythm in Early Childhood in the light of Stress in Early Life. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 62:292-300.
Sung, J., Beijers, R., Gartstein, M.A., de Weerth, C. & Putnam, S.P. (2015) Exploring temperamental differences in infants from the USA and the Netherlands. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 12: 15-28.
Zijlmans, M.A.C., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2015) Associations between Maternal Prenatal Cortisol Concentrations and Child Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 53:1-24.
Zijlmans, M.A.C., Korpela, K., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Vos, W.M., de Weerth, C. (2015) Maternal Prenatal Stress is Associated with Inflammatory Signatures in the Intestinal Microbiota of the Newborn. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 53:233-45.
2014
Beijers, R., Buitelaar, J.K., de Weerth, C. (2014) Mechanisms underlying the effects of prenatal psychosocial stress on child outcomes: Beyond the HPA axis. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 23(10):943-56.
Cohen-Bendahan, C.C.C., van Doornen, L.J.P., de Weerth, C. (2014) Young Adults’ Reactions to Infant Crying. Infant Behavior & Development, 37(1):33-43.
de Veld, D., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2014) Does the arrival index predict physiological stress reactivity in children? Stress, 17(5):383-8.
de Veld, D., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2014) Acute Psychosocial Stress and 10-year-old Children’s Memory. Stress, 17(4):305-13.
de Veld, D., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2014). The relation between gaze aversion and cortisol reactivity in middle childhood. Hormones and Behavior, 65:173-8.
Pieters, S., Burk, W.J., Van der Vorst, H., Engels, R.C., Wiers, R.W. (2014). Impulsive and reflective processes related to alcohol use in young adolescents. Front Psychiatry. 5:56.
Strien, T. van, Machteld A. Ouwens, M.A., Engel, C., de Weerth, C. (2014) Hunger, inhibitory control and distress-induced emotional eating. Appetite, 79:124-33.
2013
Beijers, R., Riksen-Walraven, J.M.A., de Weerth, C. (2013). Cortisol regulation in 12-month-old infants: associations with early history of breastfeeding and co-sleeping. Stress, 16(3):267-77.
Beijers, R., Riksen-Walraven, J.M.A., Putnam, S., de Jong M., de Weerth, C. (2013). Early Non-parental Care and Toddler Behaviour Problems: Links with Temperamental Negative Affectivity and Inhibitory Control. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28:714-722.
de Weerth, C., Fuentes S, de Vos, W.M. (2013) Crying in infants: On the possible role of intestinal microbiota in the development of colic. Gut Microbes, 4:416-421.
de Weerth, C., Buitelaar, J.K., Beijers, R. (2013) Infant cortisol and behavioral habituation to weekly maternal separations: Links with maternal prenatal cortisol and psychosocial stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38:2863-2874.
de Weerth, C., Fuentes, S., Puylaert, Ph., de Vos, W.M. (2013). Intestinal Microbiota of Infants with Colic: Development and Specific Signatures. Pediatrics, 131(2):e550-8.
de Weerth, C., Zijlmans, M.A.C., Mack, S., Beijers, R. (2013). Cortisol reactions to a social evaluative paradigm in 5- and 6-year-olds. Stress, 16(1):65-72.
Frankenhuis, W.E., de Weerth, C. (2013) Does early-life exposure to stress shape, or impair, cognition? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 22:407-412.
Strien, T. van, Roelofs, K., de Weerth, C. (2013). Cortisol reactivity and distress-induced emotional eating. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(5):677-84.
Zijlmans, M.A.C., Beijers, R., Mack, S., Pruessner, J.C., de Weerth, C. (2013). Cortisol responses to social evaluation in 10 to 15-year-old boys and girls. Stress, 16(4):393-401.
2012
de Graag, J.A., Cox, R.F.A., Hasselman, F., Jansen, J., de Weerth, C. (2012). Functioning within a Relationship: Mother-Infant Synchrony and Infant Sleep. Infant Behavior and Development, 35(2):252-63.
de Veld, D., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2012). The Relation Between Emotion Regulation Strategies and Physiological Stress Reactivity in Middle Childhood. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(8):1309-19.
Tollenaar, M.S., Beijers, R., Jansen, J., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., Weerth C. de (2012). Solitary sleeping in young infants is associated with heightened cortisol reactivity to a bathing session but not to a vaccination. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(2):167-77.
2011
Beijers, R., Jansen, J., Riksen-Walraven, J.M.A, de Weerth, C (2011). Attachment and infant night waking: a longitudinal study from birth through the first year of life. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 32(9):635-43.
Beijers, R., Jansen, J., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2011). Non-parental care and infant health: Do number of hours and number of concurrent arrangements matter? Early Human Development, 87(1):9-15.
Peters, E., Riksen-Walraven, J.M.A., Cillessen, A.H.N., Weerth, C. de (2011). Peer Rejection and HPA Activity in Middle Childhood: Friendship Makes a Difference. Child Development, 82(6):1906-20.
Pieters, S., Van Der Vorst, H., Burk, W.J., Schoenmakers, T.M., Van Den Wildenberg, E., Smeets, H.J., Lambrichs, E., Field, M., Engels, R.C., Wiers, R.W. (2011). The effect of the OPRM1 and DRD4 polymorphisms on the relation between attentional bias and alcohol use in adolescence and young adulthood. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 1(4):591-9.
Tollenaar, M.S., Beijers, R., Jansen, J., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2011). Maternal prenatal stress and cortisol reactivity to stressors in human infants. Stress, 14(1):53-65.
2010
Albers, E.M., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., Weerth, C. de (2010) Developmental Stimulation in Child Care Centers Contributes to Young Infants’ Cognitive Development. Infant Behavior and Development, 33(4):401-8.
Beijers, R., Jansen, J., Riksen-Walraven, M., de Weerth, C. (2010). Maternal prenatal anxiety and stress predict infant illnesses and health complaints. Pediatrics, 126(2), e401-9.
Jansen, J., Beijers, R., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2010). Cortisol reactivity in young infants. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 35, 329-38.
Jansen, J., Beijers, R., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2010). Does maternal caregiving behavior modulate the cortisol response to an acute stressor in 5-week-old human infants? Stress, 13(6):491-7.
Pieters, S., Van Der Vorst, H., Burk, W.J., Wiers, R.W., Engels, R.C. (2010). Puberty-dependent sleep regulation and alcohol use in early adolescents. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 34(9):1512-8.
Pieters, S., van der Vorst, H., Engels, R.C., Wiers, R.W. (2010). Implicit and explicit cognitions related to alcohol use in children. Addict Behav. 35(5):471-8.
Smeekens, S., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., van Bakel, H.J.A., de Weerth, C. (2010). Five-year-olds’ cortisol reactions to an attachment story completion task. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 35:858-65.
Tollenaar, M.S., Beijers, R., Jansen, J., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., de Weerth, C. (2010). Cortisol in the First Year of Life: Normative Values and Intra-Individual Variability. Early Human Development, 86,13-6.
2008
Albers, E.M., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., Sweep, F.C.G.J., Weerth, C. de (2008). Maternal Behavior Predicts Infant Cortisol Recovery from a Mild Everyday Stressor. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 49, 97-103.
Jansen, J., Weerth, C. de, Riksen-Walraven, J.M. (2008) Breastfeeding and the Mother-Infant Relationship – A Review. Developmental Review, 28, 503-521.
2007
Albers, E.M., Riksen-Walraven, J.M., Weerth, C. de (2007) Infants’ interactions with professional caregivers at 3 and 6 months of age: A longitudinal study. Infant Behavior and Development, 30, 631-640.
de Weerth, C., Buitelaar, J.K. (2007) Childbirth complications affect young infants’ behavior. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 16, 379-388.
de Weerth, C., Gispen-de Wied, C.C., Jansen, L.M.C. Buitelaar, J.K. (2007) Cardiovascular and cortisol responses to a psychological stressor during pregnancy. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 86, 1181-1192.
de Weerth, C., Jansen, J., Vos, M.H., Maitimu, I., Lentjes, E.G.W.M. (2007) A new device for collecting saliva for cortisol determination. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 32, 1144-1148.
Gutteling, B.M., de Weerth, C., Buitelaar, J.K. (2007) Prenatal stress and mixed-handedness. Pediatric Research, 62, 586-590.
2006
Gutteling, B.M., de Weerth, C., Zandbelt, N., Mulder, E.J.H., Visser, G.H.A., Buitelaar, J.K. (2006) Does prenatal maternal stress adversely affect the child’s learning and memory at age six? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 34, 789-98.
2005
de Weerth, C., Buitelaar, J.K. (2005) Cortisol awakening response in pregnant women. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 30, 902-907.
de Weerth, C., Buitelaar, J.K. (2005) Physiological stress reactivity in human pregnancy – a review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 29, 295-312.
de Weerth, C., Buitelaar, J.K., Mulder, E.J.H. (2005) Prenatal programming of behavior, physiology and cognition. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 29, 207-208.
Gutteling, B.M., de Weerth, C., Buitelaar, J.K. (2005) Prenatal stress and children’s cortisol reaction to the first day of school. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 30, 541-549.
Gutteling, B.M., de Weerth, C., Willemsen-Swinkels, S.H.N., Huizink, A.C., Mulder, E.J.H., Visser, G.H.A., Buitelaar, J.K. (2005) The effects of prenatal stress on temperament and problem behavior of 27-month-old toddlers. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 14, 41-51.
2004
Gutteling, B.M., de Weerth, C., Buitelaar, J.K. (2004) Maternal prenatal stress and 4-6 year old children’s endocrinological reaction to a vaccination. Stress, 7, 257-260.
2003
de Weerth, C., van Hees, Y., Buitelaar, J.K. (2003) Prenatal maternal cortisol levels and infant behavior during the first 5 months. Early Human Development, 74, 139-51.
de Weerth, C., Zijl, R.H., Buitelaar, J.K. (2003) Development of cortisol circadian rhythm in infancy. Early Human Development, 73, 39-52.
2002
de Weerth, C. & van Geert, P. (2002) A longitudinal study of basal cortisol in infants: Intra-individual variability, circadian rhythm and developmental trends. Infant Behavior and Development, 25, 375-398.
de Weerth, C. & van Geert, P. (2002) Changing patterns of infant behavior and mother-infant interaction: Intra- and interindividual variability. Infant Behavior and Development, 24, 347-371.
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