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Overview

Sheri Madigan is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and has an extensive publication record in the fields of psychology, social sciences, and medicine. Their research primarily focuses on clinical psychology, public health, education, sociology, political science, and social psychology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Madigan's research has been published in multiple prominent venues, including:

  • JAMA Pediatrics
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Attachment & Human Development
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Child Development

Significant recent publications include:

  • "Global Prevalence of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents During COVID-19" (2021) published in JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Child and adolescent mental illness during COVID-19: A rapid review" (2020) published in Psychiatry Research
  • "Associations Between Screen Use and Child Language Skills" (2020) published in JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Prevalence of posttraumatic and general psychological stress during COVID-19: A rapid review and meta-analysis" (2020) published in Psychiatry Research
  • "Development of a consensus statement on the role of the family in the physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviours of children and youth" (2020) published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Madigan include:

  • Nicole Racine
  • Suzanne Tough
  • Brae Anne McArthur
  • Rachel Eirich
  • Sheila McDonald

Best Publications

  • Global Prevalence of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents During COVID-19: A Meta-analysis.

    Nicole Racine;Nicole Racine;Brae Anne McArthur;Brae Anne McArthur;Jessica E Cooke;Jessica E Cooke;Rachel Eirich;Rachel Eirich

  • Unresolved states of mind, anomalous parental behavior, and disorganized attachment : A review and meta-analysis of a transmission gap

    Sheri Madigan;Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg;Marinus H. Van Ijzendoorn;Greg Moran

  • Association Between Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test

    Sheri Madigan;Sheri Madigan;Dillon Browne;Nicole Racine;Nicole Racine;Camille Mori;Camille Mori

  • Narrowing the Transmission Gap: A Synthesis of Three Decades of Research on Intergenerational Transmission of Attachment

    Marije L. Verhage;Carlo Schuengel;Sheri Madigan;R. M. Pasco Fearon

  • Prevalence of Multiple Forms of Sexting Behavior Among Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Sheri Madigan;Sheri Madigan;Anh Ly;Christina L. Rash;Joris Van Ouytsel

  • Sleep quality during pregnancy: A meta-analysis

    Ivan D. Sedov;Emily E. Cameron;Sheri Madigan;Sheri Madigan;Lianne M. Tomfohr-Madsen;Lianne M. Tomfohr-Madsen

  • Attachment and internalizing behavior in early childhood: a meta-analysis.

    Sheri Madigan;Leslie Atkinson;Kristin Laurin;Diane Benoit

  • A Meta-Analysis of Maternal Prenatal Depression and Anxiety on Child Socioemotional Development.

    Sheri Madigan;Hannah Oatley;Nicole Racine;R.M. Pasco Fearon

  • Representational and questionnaire measures of attachment: A meta-analysis of relations to child internalizing and externalizing problems.

    Sheri Madigan;Laura E Brumariu;Vanessa Villani;Leslie Atkinson

  • Associations Between Screen Use and Child Language Skills: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Sheri Madigan;Sheri Madigan;Brae Anne McArthur;Brae Anne McArthur;Ciana Anhorn;Ciana Anhorn;Rachel Eirich;Rachel Eirich

  • Child and adolescent mental illness during COVID-19: A rapid review.

    Nicole Racine;Jessica E. Cooke;Rachel Eirich;Daphne J. Korczak

  • Disorganized attachment in infancy : a review of the phenomenon and its implications for clinicians and policy-makers

    Pehr Granqvist;L. Alan Sroufe;Mary Dozier;Erik Hesse

  • Prevalence of posttraumatic and general psychological stress during COVID-19: A rapid review and meta-analysis.

    Jessica E. Cooke;Rachel Eirich;Nicole Racine;Sheri Madigan;Sheri Madigan

  • Global Changes in Child and Adolescent Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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  • Testing the cycle of maltreatment hypothesis: Meta-analytic evidence of the intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment.

    Sheri Madigan;Chantal Cyr;Rachel Eirich;R M Pasco Fearon

  • Development of a consensus statement on the role of the family in the physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviours of children and youth

    Ryan E. Rhodes;Michelle D. Guerrero;Leigh M. Vanderloo;Kheana Barbeau;Kheana Barbeau

  • Early child-parent attachment and peer relations: a meta-analysis of recent research.

    Susanna Pallini;Roberto Baiocco;Barry H. Schneider;Sheri Madigan

  • Unresolved states of mind, disorganized attachment relationships, and disrupted interactions of adolescent mothers and their infants.

    Sheri Madigan;Greg Moran;David R. Pederson

  • Association of Screen Time With Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems in Children 12 Years or Younger: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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  • Changes in Depression and Anxiety Among Children and Adolescents From Before to During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Unresolved maternal attachment representations, disrupted maternal behavior and disorganized attachment in infancy: links to toddler behavior problems

    Sheri Madigan;Greg Moran;Carlo Schuengel;David R. Pederson

  • Atypical maternal behavior, maternal representations, and infant disorganized attachment

    Susan Goldberg;Diane Benoit;Kirsten Blokland;Sheri Madigan

  • Children’s Physical Activity and Depression: A Meta-analysis

    Daphne J. Korczak;Sheri Madigan;Marlena Colasanto

  • Attachment and Internalizing Behavior in Early Childhood

    Sheri Madigan;Leslie Atkinson;Kristin Laurin;Diane Benoit

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer Jenkins
Jennifer Jenkins University of Toronto
Susan A. Graham
Susan A. Graham University of Calgary
Carlo Schuengel
Carlo Schuengel Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
Marinus H. van IJzendoorn
Marinus H. van IJzendoorn University College London
Jeffrey Temple
Jeffrey Temple The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Glenn I. Roisman
Glenn I. Roisman University of Minnesota
Pasco Fearon
Pasco Fearon University College London
Karlen Lyons-Ruth
Karlen Lyons-Ruth Harvard University
Susan Goldberg
Susan Goldberg University of Toronto

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