Mind the Body: Investigating and targeting cognitive and affective mechanisms in youth social anxiety
Humans are social animals who share emotions and cooperate with others. During adolescence, in particular, social bonding becomes increasingly important. At this age, it is normal to worry about others’ opinions and feel nervous in social interactions. During social interactions, maladaptive cognitive and affective processes heighten levels of social anxiety. One prominent cognitive disturbance lies […]
From Co-regulation to Self-regulation
Early interactions between an infant and its caregivers are crucial in guiding the infant’s development to a more independent, self-regulatory individual. In the first months after birth, fluctuations in an infant’s arousal states are mainly balanced by a dynamic interplay between the caregiver’s and the infant’s state, so called “co-regulation”. Here, caregivers are required to […]
Project shyness
Shyness is very common among young children and it has important consequences for children’s social life. It is, therefore, important to understand how shyness develops and what social functions it serves. In the Project Shyness, we run several studies to better understand the development of shyness from infancy to childhood, what role parents play in […]
