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Biography
My research and community outreach work focuses on psychological adaptation during the transition to parenthood in the context of various reproductive risk factors – in particular, infertility/assisted conception, and perinatal mood disorders. I have a particular interest in the parent-child attachment relationship, and in programs to support parenting during the early years.
My recent book “Becoming a Parent: Contemporary Contexts and Challenges during the Transition to Parenthood” (Cambridge University Press) explores the unprecedented reproductive choices in the 21st century, universal psychological journeys, and the specific challenges faced by those whose pathways to parenthood are non-traditional or medically complicated. Personal stories from men and women from diverse backgrounds (those with 'high-risk' pregnancies, fathers as well as mothers, adoptive parents, LGBTQ as well as heterosexual adults) make the research-based information come alive.
Research engagement
I work collaboratively on research projects that seek to provide an evidence base for programs supporting new parents with
- Tresillian Family Care Centres
- Karitane
- Marymead Child and Family Centre ACT
- ACT Perinatal Mental Health Service
Community engagement
- Executive Committee Healthy Attachment Australia New Zealand (HAANZ) Healthy Attachment Australia & New Zealand (healthyattachmentanz.org)
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Projects
- 15 Finished
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CEH: Centre for Emotional Health
Hudson, J., Norberg, M., Rapee, R., Bussey, K., Carl, T., Chen, J., Cornish, J., Fardouly, J., Forbes, M., Johnco, C., Jones, M., Kangas, M., Kidd, T., Magson, N., McLellan, L., McMahon, C., Meuldijk, D., Oar, E., Peters, L., Richardson, C., Schniering, C., Sherman, K., Sicouri, G. & Wuthrich, V.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Other
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Centre for Emotional Health (CEH)
Hudson, J., Norberg, M., Rapee, R., Bussey, K., Crome, E., Fitzpatrick, S., Doyle, F., Johnco, C., Jones, M., Kangas, M., Magson, N., McKinnon, A., McLellan, L., McMahon, C., Mitchison, D., Newall, C., Oar, E., Peters, L., Schniering, C., Wong, Q., Wuthrich, V. & Forbes, M.
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Statistical infrastructure and capability development
Griffin, B., Jones, M., Hudson, J., Wiggins, M., Rapee, R., McMahon, C., Bussey, K., Sherman, K., Sweller, N., Peters, L., Crane, M., Barbour, J. & Dear, B.
1/01/16 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
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Becoming a parent: contemporary contexts and challenges during the transition to parenthood
McMahon, C. A., 2023, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 307 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Parenting deaf children: exploring relationships between resolution of diagnosis, parenting styles and morale, and perceived child vulnerability
Sealy, J., McMahon, C. & Sweller, N., 26 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conceptual comparison of constructs as first step in data harmonization: parental sensitivity, child temperament, and social support as illustrations
Verhage, M. L., Schuengel, C., Holopainen, A., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Bernier, A., Brown, G. L., Madigan, S., Roisman, G. I., Væver, M. S., Wong, M. S. & The Collaboration on Attachment Transmission Synthesis (CATS), Jan 2022, In: MethodsX. 9, p. 1-17 17 p., 101889.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Family as the primary context of children’s development
McMahon, C. & Grace, R., 2022, Children, families and communities. Grace, R., Bowes, J. & Woodrow, C. (eds.). 6th ed. Docklands, Victoria: Oxford University Press, p. 95-111 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The latent structure of the adult attachment interview: large sample evidence from the collaboration on attachment transmission synthesis
Lee Raby, K., Verhage, M. L., Pasco Fearon, R. M., Chris Fraley, R., Roisman, G. I., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Schuengel, C., Madigan, S., Oosterman, M., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Bernier, A., Ensink, K., Hautamäki, A., Mangelsdorf, S., Priddis, L. E., Wong, M. S. & Collaboration on Attachment Transmission Synthesis, Feb 2022, In: Development and Psychopathology. 34, 1, p. 307–319 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)