Theo Waters

2024

A cognitive script perspective on how early caregiving experiences inform adolescent peer relationships and loneliness: A 14-year longitudinal study of Chinese families

Yang, R., Gu, Y., Cui, L., Li, X., Way, N., Yoshikawa, H., Chen, X., Okazaki, S., Zhang, G., Liang, Z. & Waters, T. E. A., Nov 2024, In: Developmental science. 27, 6, e13522.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Attachment expectations moderate links between social support and maternal adjustment from 6 to 18 months postpartum

Gu, Y., Waters, T. E. A., Zhu, V., Jamieson, B., Lim, D., Schmitt, G. & Atkinson, L., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Development and Psychopathology.

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Caregiving antecedents of secure base script knowledge inferred from the Adult Attachment Interview: A comparative, pre-registered analysis

Nivison, M. D., Dagan, O., Booth-LaForce, C., Roisman, G. I. & Waters, T. E. A., Mar 1 2024, In: Infant and Child Development. 33, 2, e2410.

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Developmental antecedents of adherence to masculinity norms: A 9-year longitudinal study of urban Chinese families.

Yang, R., Waters, T. E. A., Gu, Y., Way, N., Yoshikawa, H., Chen, X., Zhang, G. & Deng, H., Apr 25 2024, In: Developmental psychology. 60, 6, p. 1097-1108 12 p.

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Longitudinal associations between attachment representations coded in the adult attachment interview in late adolescence and perceptions of romantic relationship adjustment in adulthood

Dagan, O., Nivison, M. D., Bleil, M. E., Booth-LaForce, C., Waters, T. E. A. & Roisman, G. I., Jul 1 2024, In: Infant and Child Development. 33, 4, e2512.

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Middle childhood attachment is related to adolescent early maladaptive schemas

Li, K., Waters, T. E. A., Bodner, N., Cuyvers, B., Finet, C., Houbrechts, M., Pouravari, M., Van Vlierberghe, L., Vu, B. T., Yang, R. & Bosmans, G., Apr 2024, In: Current Psychology. 43, 16, p. 14159-14170 12 p.

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2023

Prospective within-family bidirectional effects between parental emotion socialization practices and Chinese adolescents' psychosocial adjustment

Cui, L., Sun, Q., Way, N., Waters, T. E. A., Li, X., Zhang, C., Zhang, G., Chen, X., Okazaki, S. & Yoshikawa, H., Oct 1 2023, In: Development and Psychopathology. 35, 4, p. 1956-1967 12 p.

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2022

An empirical test of prototype and revisionist models of attachment stability and change from middle childhood to adolescence: A 6-year longitudinal study

Waters, T. E. A., Yang, R., Finet, C., Verhees, M. W. F. T. & Bosmans, G., Jan 1 2022, In: Child development. 93, 1, p. 225-236 12 p.

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Flourishing Privately but Languishing Publicly: Ethnic Identity’s Contribution to Understanding Eudaimonic Wellbeing

Arneaud, M. J., Alea, N. & Waters, T. E. A., Nov 2022, In: International journal of environmental research and public health. 19, 21, 14156.

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On the way to adult identity: An evaluation of identity status and narrative identity models of development

Camia, C., Motiani, S. & Waters, T. E. A., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Research in Personality. 101, 104304.

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Reconciling a phenomenological with a functional approach to memory: narrative coherence and its social function

Vanaken, L., Waters, T. E. A., Boddez, Y., Bijttebier, P. & Hermans, D., 2022, In: Memory. 30, 3, p. 354-368 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Scripted attachment representations of current romantic relationships: measurement and validation

Nivison, M. D., DeWitt, K. M., Roisman, G. I. & Waters, T. E. A., 2022, In: Attachment and Human Development. 24, 5, p. 561-579 19 p.

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2021

Attachment development in children adopted from China:The role of pre-adoption care and sensitive adoptive parenting

Finet, C., Waters, T. E. A., Vermeer, H. J., Juffer, F., Van IJzendoorn, M. H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. & Bosmans, G., 2021, In: Attachment and Human Development. 23, 5, p. 587-607 21 p.

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Childhood abuse and neglect are prospectively associated with scripted attachment representations in young adulthood

Nivison, M. D., Facompré, C. R., Raby, K. L., Simpson, J. A., Roisman, G. I. & Waters, T. E. A., Oct 1 2021, In: Development and Psychopathology. 33, 4, p. 1143-1155 13 p.

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Convergent validity and stability of secure base script knowledge from young adulthood to midlife

Waters, T. E. A., Facompré, C. R., Dagan, O., Martin, J., Johnson, W. F., Young, E. S., Shankman, J., Lee, Y., Simpson, J. A. & Roisman, G. I., 2021, In: Attachment and Human Development. 23, 5, p. 740-760 21 p.

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Does secure base script knowledge mediate associations between observed parental caregiving during childhood and adult romantic relationship quality and health?

Dagan, O., Buisman, R. S. M., Nivison, M. D., Waters, T. E. A., Vaughn, B. E., Bost, K. K., Bleil, M. E., Lowe Vandell, D., Booth-LaForce, C. & Roisman, G. I., 2021, In: Attachment and Human Development. 23, 5, p. 643-664 22 p.

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Early child care experiences and attachment representations at age 18 years: Evidence from the NICHD study of Early Child Care and Youth Development.

Waters, T. E. A., Magro, S. W., Alhajeri, J., Yang, R., Groh, A., Haltigan, J. D., Holland, A. A., Steele, R. D., Bost, K. K., Owen, M. T., Vaughn, B. E., Booth-LaForce, C. & Roisman, G. I., 2021, In: Developmental psychology. 57, 4, p. 548-556 9 p.

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Gratitude: A Resilience Factor for More Securely Attached Children

Scott, V., Verhees, M., De Raedt, R., Bijttebier, P., Vasey, M. W., Van de Walle, M., Waters, T. E. A. & Bosmans, G., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 30, 2, p. 416-430 15 p.

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Increasing secure base script knowledge among parents with Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up

Raby, K. L., Waters, T. E. A., Tabachnick, A. R., Zajac, L. & Dozier, M., May 2021, In: Development and Psychopathology. 33, 2, p. 554-564 11 p.

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It's all in the details: An investigation of the subcomponents of narrative coherence in relation to mental health

Vanaken, L., Vanderveren, E., Waters, T. E. A., Bijttebier, P., Fivush, R. & Hermans, D., Sep 1 2021, In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 35, 5, p. 1273-1283 11 p.

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Towards Automatic Narrative Coherence Prediction

Bendevski, F., Ibrahim, J., Krulec, T., Waters, T., Habash, N., Salam, H., Mukherjee, H. & Camia, C., Oct 18 2021, ICMI 2021 - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 539-547 9 p. (ICMI 2021 - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

2020

Children’s secure base script knowledge as a mediator between early life stress and later behavior problems

Ruiz, S. K., Waters, T. E. A. & Yates, T. M., Nov 1 2020, In: Attachment and Human Development. 22, 6, p. 627-642 16 p.

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2019

A meta-analytic examination of maternal reminiscing style: Elaboration, gender, and children's cognitive development

Waters, T. E. A., Camia, C., Facompré, C. R. & Fivush, R., Nov 1 2019, In: Psychological bulletin. 145, 11, p. 1082-1102 21 p.

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Autobiographical memory stability in the context of the Adult Attachment Interview

Köber, C., Facompré, C. R., Waters, T. E. A. & Simpson, J. A., Oct 2019, In: Cognition. 191, 103980.

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Consistency and stability of narrative coherence: An examination of personal narrative as a domain of adult personality

Waters, T. E. A., Köber, C., Raby, K. L., Habermas, T. & Fivush, R., Apr 2019, In: Journal of Personality. 87, 2, p. 151-162 12 p.

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Early maternal sensitivity, attachment security in young adulthood, and cardiometabolic risk at midlife

Farrell, A. K., Waters, T. E. A., Young, E. S., Englund, M. M., Carlson, E. E., Roisman, G. I. & Simpson, J. A., Jan 2 2019, In: Attachment and Human Development. 21, 1, p. 70-86 17 p.

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Stability and change in secure base script knowledge during middle childhood and early adolescence: A 3-year longitudinal study

Waters, T. E. A., Facompré, C. R., Van de Walle, M. V., Dujardin, A., De Winter, S. D., Heylen, J., Santens, T., Verhees, M., Finet, C. & Bosmans, G., Nov 2019, In: Developmental psychology. 55, 11, p. 2379-2388 10 p.

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Taxometric Analysis of Secure Base Script Knowledge in Middle Childhood Reveals Categorical Latent Structure

Waters, T. E. A., Facompré, C. R., Dujardin, A., Van De Walle, M., Verhees, M., Bodner, N., Boldt, L. J. & Bosmans, G., May 1 2019, In: Child development. 90, 3, p. 694-707 14 p.

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The secure base script concept: an overview

Waters, T. E. & Roisman, G. I., Feb 2019, In: Current Opinion in Psychology. 25, p. 162-166 5 p.

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Trust development as an expectancy-learning process: Testing contingency effects

Bosmans, G., Waters, T. E. A., Finet, C., de Winter, S. & Hermans, D., Dec 1 2019, In: PloS one. 14, 12, e0225934.

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2018

Adult attachment representations and the quality of romantic and parent-child relationships: An examination of the contributions of coherence of discourse and secure base script knowledge

Waters, T. E. A., Lee Raby, K., Ruiz, S. K., Martin, J. & Roisman, G. I., Dec 2018, In: Developmental psychology. 54, 12, p. 2371-2381 11 p.

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Can an unpredictable childhood environment enhance working memory? Testing the sensitized-specialization hypothesis

Young, E. S., Griskevicius, V., Simpson, J. A., Waters, T. E. A. & Mittal, C., Jun 2018, In: Journal of personality and social psychology. 114, 6, p. 891-908 18 p.

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Effectiveness of interventions in preventing disorganized attachment: A meta-analysis

Facompré, C. R., Bernard, K. & Waters, T. E. A., Feb 1 2018, In: Development and Psychopathology. 30, 1, p. 1-11 11 p.

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Maternal sensitivity during the first 31/2 years of life predicts electrophysiological responding to and cognitive appraisals of infant crying at midlife

Martin, J., Anderson, J. E., Groh, A. M., Waters, T. E. A., Young, E., Johnson, W. F., Shankman, J. L., Eller, J., Fleck, C., Steele, R. D., Carlson, E. A., Simpson, J. A. & Roisman, G. I., Oct 2018, In: Developmental psychology. 54, 10, p. 1917-1927 11 p.

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Middle Childhood Problem Behaviors: Testing the Transaction Between Responsive Parenting, Temperament, and Attachment-Related Processing Biases

De Winter, S., Waters, T. E. A., Braet, C. & Bosmans, G., Mar 1 2018, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 27, 3, p. 916-927 12 p.

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The nature of narrative coherence: An empirical approach

Adler, J. M., Waters, T. E. A., Poh, J. & Seitz, S., Jun 2018, In: Journal of Research in Personality. 74, p. 30-34 5 p.

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VII. MATERNAL SECURE BASE SCRIPT KNOWLEDGE AND JUDGMENTS OF MOTHER–CHILD INTERACTIONS

Waters, H. S., Corcoran, D. M. & Waters, T. E. A., Dec 2018, In: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. 83, 4, p. 106-120 15 p.

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2017

Brain activity and infant attachment history in young men during loss and reward processing

Quevedo, K., Waters, T. E. A., Scott, H., Roisman, G. I., Shaw, D. S. & Forbes, E. E., May 1 2017, In: Development and Psychopathology. 29, 2, p. 465-476 12 p.

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Origins of Secure Base Script Knowledge and the Developmental Construction of Attachment Representations

Waters, T. E. A., Ruiz, S. K. & Roisman, G. I., Jan 1 2017, In: Child development. 88, 1, p. 198-209 12 p.

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2016

A linguistic inquiry and word count analysis of the adult attachment interview in two large corpora

Waters, T. E. A., Haydon, K. C., Steele, R. D., Roisman, G. I. & Booth-LaForce, C., Jan 1 2016, In: Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science. 48, 1, p. 78-88 11 p.

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Connecting the self to traumatic and positive events: links to identity and well-being

Merrill, N., Waters, T. E. A. & Fivush, R., Nov 25 2016, In: Memory. 24, 10, p. 1321-1328 8 p.

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Lack of Trust in Maternal Support is Associated with Negative Interpretations of Ambiguous Maternal Behavior

De Winter, S., Vandevivere, E., Waters, T. E. A., Braet, C. & Bosmans, G., Jan 1 2016, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 25, 1, p. 146-151 6 p.

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Multiple domains of parental secure base support during childhood and adolescence contribute to adolescents’ representations of attachment as a secure base script

Vaughn, B. E., Waters, T. E. A., Steele, R. D., Roisman, G. I., Bost, K. K., Truitt, W., Waters, H. S. & Booth-Laforce, C., Jul 3 2016, In: Attachment and Human Development. 18, 4, p. 317-336 20 p.

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2015

Relations between narrative coherence, identity, and psychological well-being in emerging adulthood

Waters, T. E. A. & Fivush, R., Aug 1 2015, In: Journal of Personality. 83, 4, p. 441-451 11 p.

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Secure base representations in middle childhood across two western cultures: Associations with parental attachment representations and maternal reports of behavior problems

Waters, T. E. A., Bosmans, G., Vandevivere, E., Dujardin, A. & Waters, H. S., Aug 1 2015, In: Developmental psychology. 51, 8, p. 1013-1025 13 p.

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The latent structure of secure base script knowledge

Waters, T. E. A., Fraley, R. C., Groh, A. M., Steele, R. D., Vaughn, B. E., Bost, K. K., Veríssimo, M., Coppola, G. & Roisman, G. I., Jun 1 2015, In: Developmental psychology. 51, 6, p. 823-830 8 p.

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2014

Autobiographical Memory Functions Served by Multiple Event Types

Waters, T. E. A., Bauer, P. J. & Fivush, R., 2014, In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 28, 2, p. 185-195 11 p.

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Caregiving antecedents of secure base script knowledge: A comparative analysis of young adult attachment representations

Steele, R. D., Waters, T. E. A., Bost, K. K., Vaughn, B. E., Truitt, W., Waters, H. S., Booth-LaForce, C. & Roisman, G. I., 2014, In: Developmental psychology. 50, 11, p. 2526-2538 13 p.

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Relations between the functions of autobiographical memory and psychological wellbeing

Waters, T. E. A., Apr 2014, In: Memory. 22, 3, p. 265-275 11 p.

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Sociocultural and functional approaches to autobiographical memory

Fivush, R. & Waters, T. E. A., Jan 1 2014, The SAGE Handbook of Applied Memory. SAGE Publications Inc., p. 221-238 18 p.

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