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75
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1754
National Ranking
1033

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Ross A. Thompson is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research encompasses psychology and social sciences, with a focus on the subfields of clinical psychology, social psychology, developmental and educational psychology, safety research, and education.

The main topics explored in their work include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, attachment and relationship dynamics, identity, memory, and therapy, child welfare and adoption, early childhood education and development, family dynamics and relationships, and family support in illness.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by Thompson are:

  • "Taking perspective on attachment theory and research: nine fundamental questions" (2022), published in Attachment & Human Development
  • "Attachment networks and the future of attachment theory" (2021), published in New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
  • "Eyes to see and ears to hear: sensitivity in research on attachment and culture" (2020), published in Attachment & Human Development

Frequent coauthors in their research include Susan E. Rowe, Yoojin Chae, Gail S. Goodman, Phillip R. Shaver, and Keith F. Widaman. These collaborations span various studies in attachment and developmental psychology.

Thompson has published multiple works in several academic venues, notably:

  • Attachment & Human Development (2 publications)
  • Journal of Child and Family Studies (1 publication)
  • New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development (1 publication)
  • Memory (1 publication)
  • Social Development (1 publication)

In addition to articles, Thompson has contributed to book publications, including "The Brain Development Revolution" released in 2023 by Cambridge University Press.

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Ross A. Thompson was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • EMOTION REGULATION: A THEME IN SEARCH OF DEFINITION

    Ross A. Thompson

  • Emotion regulation: Conceptual foundations

    James J. Gross;Ross A. Thompson

  • Early attachment and later development: Familiar questions, new answers.

    Ross A. Thompson

  • Emotional Regulation and Emotional Development

    Ross A. Thompson

  • Parent emotion representations and the socialization of emotion regulation in the family

    Sara Meyer;H. Abigail Raikes;Elita A. Virmani;Sara Waters

  • Early sociopersonality development.

    Ross A. Thompson

  • Developmental science and the media. Early brain development.

    Ross A. Thompson;Charles A. Nelson

  • Emotion and self-regulation.

    Ross A. Thompson

  • The Legacy of Early Attachments

    Ross A. Thompson

  • The double-edged sword: Emotional regulation for children at risk

    Ross A. Thompson;Susan D. Calkins

  • The Development of the Person: Social Understanding, Relationships, Conscience, Self

    Ross A. Thompson

  • Infant-Mother Attachment : The Origins and Developmental Significance of Individual Differences in Strange Situation Behavior

    Michael E. Lamb;Ross A. Thompson;William Gardner;Eric L. Charnov

  • Mother–Child Discourse, Attachment Security, Shared Positive Affect, and Early Conscience Development

    Deborah J. Laible;Ross A. Thompson

  • Early attachment and later development.

    Ross A. Thompson

  • Attachment and emotional understanding in preschool children

    Deborah J. Laible;Ross A. Thompson

  • Efficacy and social support as predictors of parenting stress among families in poverty

    H. Abigail Raikes;Ross A. Thompson

  • Security of infantile attachment as assessed in the “strange situation”: Its study and biological interpretation

    Michael E. Lamb;Ross A. Thompson;William P. Gardner;Eric L. Charnov

  • Socialization of Emotion Regulation in the Family.

    Ross A. Thompson;Sara Meyer

  • Stability of Infant-Mother Attachment and Its Relationship to Changing Life Circumstances in an Unselected Middle-Class Sample

    Ross A. Thompson;Michael E. Lamb;David Estes

  • Reassessing Emotion Regulation

    Ross A. Thompson;Marc D. Lewis;Susan D. Calkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael E. Lamb
Michael E. Lamb University of Cambridge
Deborah Laible
Deborah Laible Lehigh University
Byron L. Zamboanga
Byron L. Zamboanga University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Laura M. Padilla-Walker
Laura M. Padilla-Walker Brigham Young University
Thomas S. Weisner
Thomas S. Weisner University of California, Los Angeles
Marjorie Beeghly
Marjorie Beeghly Wayne State University
Sam A. Hardy
Sam A. Hardy Brigham Young University
Cindy H. Liu
Cindy H. Liu Brigham and Women's Hospital
M. Ann Easterbrooks
M. Ann Easterbrooks Tufts University
Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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