Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Master of Science in Clinical Psychology at the Free University of Brussels. PhD researcher interested in the importance of interpersonal touch for psychosocial wellbeing, with a focus on the role of affective parental touch in the development of psychophysiological self-regulation in early life.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, Master, Clinical Psychology
External positions
FWO aspirant fundamental research, Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
1 Nov 2022 → 31 Oct 2026
PhD student, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1 Nov 2022 → …
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Tiny shifts, major ripples: Unravelling micro-mechanisms in the building of mother-infant attachment and psychophysiological regulation
Staring, L. M., Pattyn, N., McGlone, F., Rivas-Smits, C., Coopmans, D., Decorte, S. & Van Puyvelde, M., Jun 2025, In: Infant Behavior and Development. 79, 102051.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sleep, Mental Health, and the Need for Physical and Real-Life Social Contact with (Non-)Family Members during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Bayesian Network Analysis
Roland, A., Staring, L., Van Puyvelde, M., McGlone, F. & Mairesse, O., Jul 2024, In: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13, 13, 3954.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Sleep, mental health and the need for physical and real-life social contact: A Bayesian network analysis
Roland, A., Staring, L., Van Puyvelde, M. & Mairesse, O., 31 May 2024.Research output: UNPUBLISHED contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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The Epidemiology of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Self-Harm in Non-Clinical Samples: Population-level trends
Staring, L., Kiekens, G. & Kirtley, O., 18 Sept 2023, The Oxford Handbook of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury. Lloyd-Richardson, E. E., Baetens, I. & Whitlock, J. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 107-126 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Why do we hunger for touch? The impact of daily gentle touch stimulation on maternal-infant physiological and behavioral regulation and resilience
Van Puyvelde, M., Staring, L., Schaffers, J., Rivas-Smits, C., Groenendijk, L., Smeyers, L., Collette, L., Schoofs, A., Van den Bossche, N. & McGlone, F., 1 Nov 2021, In: Infant Mental Health Journal. 42, 6, p. 823-838 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
21 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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The International Summer School on Haptics and Cognitive Robotics 2023
Staring, L. (Participant)
4 Sept 2023 → 8 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event (conference, measurement campaign, ...) › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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British Neuroscience Association 2025 Festival of Neuroscience
Staring, L. (Participant)
27 Apr 2025 → 30 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event (conference, measurement campaign, ...) › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Tiny shifts, major ripples. The sensitivity of infant's physiology to contextual changes in experimental paradigms
Staring, L. (Speaker) & Van Puyvelde, M. (Co-author)
11 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral scientific presentation
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A multi-perspective on affective touch and attachment: C-Tactile afferents in early development
Staring, L. (Speaker) & Van Puyvelde, M. (Co-author)
18 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral scientific presentation
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The Sensitouch Study: A Prospective Exploration of the Development of Affective Touch Sensitivity in Early Life
Staring, L. (Poster presenter) & Van Puyvelde, M. (Co-author)
30 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific poster presentation