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Current Research: Daphne B. Bugental Daphne Bugental combines insights from social, developmental, and evolutionary psychology in studying the processes that regulate interpersonal interaction. Her research reports the factors that predict (or prevent) physically or emotionally damaging responses to stigmatized others, for example, children born at medical risk, immigrant populations, and older adults. As one example, mothers who manifest a sense of powerlessness were found to be more likely to demonstrate harsh or abusive tactics with “difficult” children. Such responses were found to be preventable when mothers participated in an intervention that led to reduced maternal depression and enhanced “investment” in “at risk” children. Children, in turn, showed reduced stress (as measured by their cortisol levels), and enhanced cognitive and social development. Faculty Home | Current Research | Selected Publications
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