Personal profile
Research interests
• Child development through an ecological perspective
• The adjustment of children from immigrant families
• Parenting and Mother-child and father-child relationship in stressful life situation (e.g., prematurity, immigration, special needs)
• Feeding problems in infancy
• Sibling relationship
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Association of Maternal Sensitivity with Subsequent Cognition and Language among Children Born Preterm: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis
Jaekel, J., Wolke, D., Esser, G., Woodward, L. J., Spittle, A., Cheong, J., van Baar, A. L., Verhoeven, M., Gueron-Sela, N., Atzaba-Poria, N., Anderson, P. J. & Treyvaud, K., 1 Jun 2026, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 293, 115024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Longitudinal Study of Postpartum Maternal Sleep and Sensitivity: Examining Depressive Symptoms and Social Support as Moderators
Ran-Peled, D., Horwitz, A., Finkelstein, O., Atzaba-Poria, N. & Tikotzky, L., 1 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Sleep Research. 34, 5, e70056.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing classroom emotional support: the positive impact of improved mentalizing abilities in early childhood teachers following a group-based intervention
Rozenblatt-Perkal, Y., Gueron-Sela, N. & Atzaba-Poria, N., 1 Jan 2025, In: Attachment and Human Development. 27, 6, p. 833-848 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Firstborn Behavioral Problems Predict Later Sibling Relationship Quality: The Moderating Role of Maternal Sensitivity and Mind-Mindedness
Yakov, P., Levavi, K., Uzefovsky, F., Pike, A., Deater-Deckard, K., Hadar, A., Bar, G., Froimovici, M. & Atzaba-Poria, N., 1 Aug 2025, In: Social Development. 34, 3, e70008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Individual differences in infants’ expectations and preferences for responsive vs. unresponsive parent-puppets and their associations with early maternal behavior
Aptaker Ben-Dori, S., Atzaba-Poria, N. & Frenkel, T. I., 1 Jan 2025, In: Attachment and Human Development. 27, 6, p. 868-892 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Self-criticism, maternal emotional distress, and maternal hostility among Bedouin mothers with preterm infants
Assal-Zrike, S. & Atzaba-Poria, N., 1 Jan 2025, In: Infant Mental Health Journal. 46, 1, p. 59-69 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The association between gestation at birth and maternal sensitivity: An individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis
Jaekel, J., Anderson, P. J., Wolke, D., Esser, G., Greisen, G., Spittle, A., Cheong, J., van Baar, A. L., Verhoeven, M., Gueron-Sela, N., Atzaba-Poria, N., Woodward, L. J., Neri, E., Agostini, F., Bilgin, A., Korja, R., Loi, E. C. & Treyvaud, K., 1 Apr 2025, In: Early Human Development. 203, 106227.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Emotional Vaccine: Maternal Caregiving in Infancy Shaped Future Preschoolers' Internalizing Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Schlesinger, Y., Paz, Y., Rousseau, S., Atzaba-Poria, N. & Frenkel, T. I., 1 Jul 2025, In: Child Development. 96, 4, p. 1274-1289 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Firstborn’s Empathy and the Sibling Relationship Quality: The Moderating Role of Maternal Emotional Availability
Yakov, P., Levavi, K., Uzefovsky, F., Pike, A., Deater-Deckard, K., Hadar, A., Bar, G., Froimovici, M. & Atzaba-Poria, N., 31 Oct 2024, In: Developmental Psychology. 61, 4, p. 691-699 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maternal Perceptions and Responsiveness to Cry in Armed Conflict Zones: Links to Child Behavior Problems
Levavi, K., Yatziv, T., Yakov, P., Pike, A., Deater-Deckard, K., Hadar, A., Bar, G., Froimovici, M. & Atzaba-Poria, N., 1 Sep 2024, In: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. 52, 9, p. 1455-1468 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations
Activities
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From early risk to ADHD phenotype: The protective role of enriched home environment
Berger, A. (Participant), Einziger, T. (Participant), Zilberman-Hayun, Y. (Participant), Auerbach, J. (Participant) & Atzaba-Poria, N. (Participant)
2021 → …Activity: Other
Press/Media
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What if ADHD risk isn’t fixed at birth, but shaped by how early environments interact with a child’s sensitivity?
Landau-Leidner, R., Auerbach, J., Arbelle, S., Atzaba-Poria, N. & Berger, A.
8/01/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Child Adjustment during Family Transition: Arrival of the Second-Born
Atzaba-Poria, N. (PI) & Deater-deckard, K. (CoPI)
United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)
1/01/16 → …
Project: Research
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Preschool Children’s Patterns of Adjustment Following Exposure to the Large-Scale Stressor COVID-19: Identifying Early and Concurrent Mechanisms of Risk and Resilience
Frenkel, T. I. (PI) & Atzaba-Poria, N. (CoPI)
1/01/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Preschool Children's Patterns of Adjustment Following Exposure to the Large-Scale Stressor COVID-19: Identifying Early and Concurrent Mechanisms of Risk and Resilience
Frenkel, T. I. (PI) & Atzaba-Poria, N. (CoPI)
1/01/21 → 1/01/25
Project: Research