Research Profile
Research Interests:
Early parent-child relationships; the development of psychological understanding; developmental science and public policy.
Recent Publications:
Thompson, R. A. (2006). The development of the person: Social understanding, relationships, self, conscience. In W. Damon & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Handbook of child psychology (6th Ed.), Vol. 3. Social, emotional, and personality development (N. Eisenberg, Vol. Ed.) (pp. 24-98). New York: Wiley.
Raikes, H. A., & Thompson, R. A. (2006). Family emotional climate, attachment security, and young children’s emotion understanding in a high-risk sample. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 24, 89-104.
Thompson, R. A. 2005). Multiple attachments multiply considered. Human Development, 48, 102-107.
Thompson, R. A., Laible, D. J., & Ontai, L. L. (2003). Early understanding of emotion, morality, and the self: Developing a working model. In R.V. Kail (Ed.), Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Vol. 31 (pp.137-171). San Diego: Academic.
Thompson, R. A. & Raikes, H. A. (2003). Toward the next quarter-century: Conceptual and methodological challenges for attachment theory. Development and Psychopathology, 15, 691-718.
