Scientific publications

• Negeri, Z. F., Levis, B., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Thombs, B. D., Benedetti, A., & DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) EPDS Group (2024). An empirical comparison of statistical methods for multiple cut-off diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis of the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) depression screening tool using published results vs individual participant data. BMC medical research methodology, 24(1), 28.
• Reijman, S., Christensen Vieira, C., Wahl Haase, T., Helmerhorst, K. O. W., Pontoppidan, M., Grosen, S. A., Egmose, I. Røhder, K. & Væver, M. S. (2024). A randomized trial of the Caregiver Interaction Profile (CIP) training with childcare providers: the Copenhagen Daycare Project study protocol. BMC Psychol 12, 127.
• Putnam, S. P., Selec, E., French, B., Gartstein, M.A., Lira Luttges, B. and 489 Members of the Global Temperament Project (2024). The Global Temperament Project: Parent-Reported Temperament in Infants, Toddlers and Children from 59 Nations. Developmental Psychology. (Member of Global Temperament Project).
• Wendelboe, K. I., Stuart, A. C., Smith-Nielsen, J., Linkhorst, T. B., & Væver, M. S. (2024). Offline and Online Parental Mentalizing in Mothers with Symptoms of Postpartum Depression: Examining the Association between Self-reported Parental Reflective Functioning and Interactional Mind-Mindedness. Infant Mental Health Journal, 1–17.

• Bjertrup, A. J., Væver, M. S., & Miskowiak, K. W. (2023). Prediction of postpartum depression with an online neurocognitive risk screening tool for pregnant women. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 73, 36-47.
• Egmose, I., Skou, M., Madsen, E. B., Stuart, A. C., Krogh, M. T., Haase, T. W., & Væver, M. S. (2023). Reliability and validity of representational mind-mindedness in mothers of infants. European Journal of Developmental Psychology.
• Hestbaek, E., Kretzschmar, O., Krasnik, H., Smith-Nielsen, J., Juul, S., Væver, M. S., & Simonsen, S. (2023). Parental reflective functioning in adult outpatients with personality disorders: associations with symptoms of psychopathology and interpersonal problems. Nordic Psychology.
• Hoei-Hansen, C. E., Weber, L., Johansen, M. Fabricius, R., Hansen, J.K., Viuff, A-C.F., Hahn, G., Østergaard, E., Dunø, M., Larsen, V.A., Madsen, V.G., Røhder, K., Elvrum, A-K. G., Laugesen, B, Ganz, M., Madsen, K.S., Willerslev-Olsen, M., Debes, N.M., Christensen, J., Christensen, R., Rackauskaite, G.: Multi-center prospective cohort study CP-EDIT (2023): Cerebral Palsy – Early Diagnosis and Intervention Trial with included investigator-blinded, randomized intervention study. GO-PLAY: Goal Oriented ParentaL supported home ActivitY program. Accepted for publication in BMC Pediatrics. 23(1).1-14
• Johnsen, H., Juhl., M., Rydahl, E., Karentius, S. M., Rath, S.M., Friis-Alstrup, M., Backhausen, M.G., Røhder, K., Schiøtz, M.L., & Lichtenberg, V. D. (2023): The Feasibility of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire among Women in Danish Antenatal Care: A Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(16), 6601.
• Johnsen, H., Lichtenberg, V. D., Rydahl, E., Karentius, S. M., Dueholm, S. C. H., Friis-Alstrup, M., Backhausen, M.G., Røhder, K., Schiøtz, M.L., Broberg, L., & Juhl, M. (2023). The Feasibility and Acceptability of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire in Danish Antenatal Care—A Qualitative Study of Midwives’ Implementation Experiences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(10), 5897.
• Madsen, E. B., Væver, M. S., Egmose, I., Krogh, M. T., Haase, T. W., de Moor, M. H. M. & Karstoft, K.-I. (2023). Parental Reflective Functioning in First-Time Parents and Associations with Infant Socioemotional Development. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
• Shai, D., Boris, N., Brandtzæg, I., Torsteinson, S., Spencer, R., Haugaard, K., & Smith‐Nielsen, J. (2023). I'm with you, baby: Using parental embodied mentalizing in a pilot study to capture change following the circle of security parenting intervention. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.
• Stryhn, J. K. G., Væver, M. S., Hoffmann, A. L., & Gæde, P. H. (2023). Developmental scores in offspring of women with subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy are affected by gender and thyrotropin cutoff. Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM, 10.1515/jpem-2023-0197. Advance online publication.
• Stuart, A.C., Egmose, I., Smith-Nielsen, J., Reijman, S., Wendelboe, K. I. & Væver, M. S. (2023). Coding Interactive Behaviour Instrument: Mother-Infant Interaction Quality, Construct Validity, Measurement Invariance, and Postnatal Depression and Anxiety. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
• Stuart, A. C., Gufler, S. R., Tharner, A. & Væver, M. S. (2023). Story stems in early mother-infant interaction promote pretend play at 30 months. Infant Behavior and Development, 73.
• Stuart, A. C., Roos, C. O., Smith-Nielsen, J., Egmose, I. & Væver, M. S. (2023). Four-year-old children’s pretend play complexity during free play and story stem play and associations with maternal sensitivity. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.

2022

• Bikic, A., Smith-Nielsen, J., Dalsgaard, S., Swain, J., Fonagy, P., & Leckman, J. F. (2022). Protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing the Circle of Security-parenting (COS-P) with treatment as usual in child mental health services. PLoS ONE, 17(4), e0265676.
• Bjertrup, A., Macoveanu, J., Laurent, H., Moszkowicz, M., Finnegan, M. K., Egmose, I., Fisher, P. M. D., Nielsen, R. E., Pagsberg, A. K., Kessing, L. V., Væver, M. S. & Miskowiak, K. (2022). Reduced prefrontal cortex response to own vs. unknown emotional infant faces in mothers with bipolar disorder. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 54, 7-20.
• Bjertrup, A. J., Moszkowicz, M., Egmose, I., Kjærbye-Thygesen, A., Nielsen, R. E., Parsons, C. E., Kessing, L. V., Pagsberg, A. K., Væver, M. S. & Miskowiak, K. (2022). Processing of infant emotion in mothers with mood disorders and implications for infant development. Psychological Medicine, 1-11.
• Cardoso, I., Specht, I. O., Thorsteinsdottir, F., Thorbek, M. J., Keller, A. C., Stougård, M., Cohen, A. S., Händel, M. N., Kristensen, L. E. V. & Heitmann, B. (2022). Vitamin D Concentrations at Birth and the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Early Adulthood: A Danish Population-Based Case-Cohort Study. Nutrients, 20, 14(3), 447.
• Egmose, I., Krogh, M. T., Stuart, A. C., Haase, T. W., Madsen, E. B. & Væver, M. S. (2022). How are mothers negatively affected and supported by following parenting-related Instagram profiles? A mixed-methods study. Acta Psychologica, 227, 103593.
• Forslund, T., Granqvist, P., van IJzendoorn, M.H., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Glaser, D., Steele, M., Hammarlund, M., Schuengel, C., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J., Steele, H., Shaver, P.R., Lux, U., Simmonds, J., Jacobvitz, D., Groh, A.M., Bernard, K., Cyr, C., Hazen, N.L., Foster, S., Reijman, S. . . . Duschinsky, R. (2022). Attachment goes to court: Child protection and custody issues. Attachment & Human Development, 24, 1-52. 
• Hogh, S., Hegaard, H., Renault, K., Cvetanovska, E., Kjaerbye-Thygesen, A., Juul, A., Borgsted, C., Bjertrup, A., Miskowiak, K., Vaever, M., Stenbaek, D., Dam, V., Ozenne, B., & Frokjaer, V. (2022). Maternal mental health (mama) trial evaluating short-term estrogen as a strategy to prevent postpartum depression in high-risk women: Protocol for a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 270, E42.
• Madsen, E. B., Smith-Nielsen, J., Egmose, I., Lange, T. & Væver, M. S. (2022). The impact of childhood adversity on parenting stress is mediated by adult attachment and depressive symptoms. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 63(1), 47-54.
• Olsen, N. J., Larsen, S. C., Rohde, J. F., Stougaard, M., Händel, M.N., Specht, I.O., Heitmann, B.L. (2022). Effects of the healthy start randomized intervention on psychological stress and sleep habits among obesity-susceptible healthy weight children and their parents. PLoS One, 17(3): e0264514.
• Pontoppidan, M., Smith-Nielsen, J. & Nøhr, K. (2022). Indsatser i forhold til fødselsdepression: En litteraturgennemgang af eksisterende viden. København: VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd.
• Røhder, K., Aarestrup, A. K., Væver, M. S., Jacobsen, R. K. & Schiøtz, M. L. (2022). Efficacy of a randomized controlled trial of a perinatal adaptation of COS-P in promoting maternal sensitivity and mental wellbeing among women with psychosocial vulnerabilities. PLoS ONE 17(12): e0277345.
• Smith-Nielsen, J., Wendelboe, K., Mohr, J., Væver, MS., Pontoppidan, M., Helmerhorst, K. & Egmose, I. (2022). Promoting interactive skills and mind-mindedness among early childcare professionals: Study protocol for a randomized wait-list controlled trial comparing the Circle of Security approach with care as usual in center-based childcare (the SECURE project). BMC Psychology, 10, 153.
• Stuart, A.C., Stougård, M., Smith-Nielsen, J., Egmose, I., Guedeney, A., & Væver, M.S. (2022). Associations between symptoms of maternal postpartum depression, gestational age, and infant social withdrawal: a longitudinal study in a community cohort. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12414. Epub ahead of print.
• Tharner, A., Mortensen, A. H., Holmsgaard, E. M., & Væver, M. S. (2022). Mothers’ smartphone use and mother-infant interactive behavior in the postpartum period. Pediatric Research, 91(1), 8-11. 
• Verhage, M.L., Schuengel, C., Holopainen, A., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J., Bernier, A., Brown, G.L., Madigan, S., Roisman, G.I., Vaever, M.S. & Wong, M.S. (2022). Collaboration on Attachment Transmission Synthesis (CATS). Conceptual comparison of constructs as first step in data harmonization: Parental sensitivity, child temperament, and social support as illustrations. MethodsX, Oct 26, 9, 101889. PMID: 36354308; PMCID: PMC9637952.
• Væver, M.S., Krogh, M.T., Stuart, A.C., Madsen, E. B., Haase, T. W. & Egmose, I. (2022). Understanding Your Baby: Protocol for a controlled parallel group study of a universal home-based educational program for first time parents. BMC Psychology, 10, 223. 
• Wendelboe, K. I., Smith-Nielsen, J., Stuart, A. C., & Væver, M. S. (2022). The Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire: Infant Version in Fathers of Infants and Association with Paternal Postpartum Mental Health. Infant Mental Health Journal, 43(6), 921-937. 

2021

• Bjertrup, A., Friis, N., Væver, M. S. & Miskowiak, K. (2021). Neurocognitive Processing of Infant Stimuli in Mothers and Non-Mothers: Psychophysiological, Cognitive and Neuroimaging Evidence. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 16(4), 428-438.
• Bjertrup, A. J., Jensen, M. B., Schjødt, M. S., Parsons, C. E., Kjærbye-Thygesen, A., Mikkelsen, R. L., Moszkowicz, M., Frøkjær, V. G., Vinberg, M., Kessing, L. V., Væver, M. S. & Miskowiak, K. (2021). Cognitive processing of infant stimuli in pregnant women with and without affective disorders and the association to postpartum depression. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 42, 97-109.
• Duschinsky, R., Bakkum, L., Mannes, J., Skinner, G.C.M., Turner, M., Mann, A., Coughlan, B., Reijman, S., Foster, S.L., & Beckwith, H. (2021). Six attachment discourses: Convergence, divergence, and relay. Attachment & Human Development, 23, 355-374.
• Egmose, I., Nørkær, E., Stuart, A. C., Blurton, S., Køppe, S. & Væver, M. S. (2021). Temporal coordination between maternal looming and infant gaze in depressed and nondepressed dyads: A bootstrapping approach. Infant Behavior and Development. 62, 101523.
• Egmose, I., Smith-Nielsen, J., Lange, T., Stougaard, M., Stuart, A. C., Guedeney, A., & Væver, M. S. (2021). How to Screen for Social Withdrawal in Primary Care: An Evaluation of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale using Item Response Theory. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 100038.
• Ertmann, R. K., Bang, C. W., Kriegbaum, M., Væver, M. S., Kragstrup, J., Siersma, V. D., Wilson, P. M. J., Lutterodt, M. C. & Smith-Nielsen, J. (2021). What factors are most important for the development of the maternal-fetal relationship? A prospective study among pregnant women in Danish general practice. BMC Psychology, 4;9(1), 2.
• Harel, D., Levis, B., Ishihara, M., Levis, A. W., Vigod, S. N., Howard, L. M., Vega‐Dienstmaier, J. M. & the DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) EPDS Collaboration (2021). shortening the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale using optimal test assembly methods: Development of the EPDS‐Dep‐5. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 143(4), 348-362.
• Holstein, B. E., Henriksen, T. B., Rayce, S.B., Ringsmose, C., Skovgaard, A.M., Teilmann, G.K., Væver, M.S. (2021). Mental sundhed og psykisk sygdom hos 0-9-årige børn. København: Vidensråd for Forebyggelse.
• Høgh, S., Hegaard, H. K., Renault, K. M., Cvetanovska, E., Kjærbye-Thygesen, A., Juul, A., Borgsted, C., Bjertrup, A. J., Miskowiak, K., Væver, M. S., Stenbæk, D. S., Dam, V. H., Ozenne, B. M. H. & Frøkjær, V. G. (2021). Evaluating short-term estrogen as prevention of postpartum depression in women at high risk: the MAMA trial protocol. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 53, 296-297.
• Høgh, S., Hegaard, H. K., Renault, K. M., Cvetanovska, E., Kjærbye-Thygesen, A., Juul, A., Borgsted, C., Bjertrup, A. J., Miskowiak, K., Væver, M. S., Stenbæk, D. S., Dam, V. H., Binder, E., Ozenne, B. M. H., Mehta, D. & Frøkjær, V. G. (2021). Short-term oestrogen as a strategy to prevent postpartum depression in high-risk women: protocol for the double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled MAMA clinical trial. BMJ Open, 11(12), e052922.
• Krogh, M. T., Egmose, I., Stuart, A. C., Madsen, E. B., Haase, T. W., & Væver, M. S. (2021). A longitudinal examination of daily amounts of screen time and technoference in infants aged 2–11 months and associations with maternal sociodemographic factors. Infant Behavior and Development, 63, 101543. 
• Lepinioti, M., Specht, I. O., Rohde, J. F., Stougård, M., Handel, M. N., Olsen, N. J. & Heitmann, B. (2021). Associations between Child Mental Well-Being or Conflicts during Mealtime and Picky Eating Behaviour. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), 5621.
• Roald, T., Egmose, I., Levin, K., & Køppe, S. (2021). Atmospheric infancy. Qualitative Psychology, 8(3), 311–327.
• Rohde, J. F., Larsen, S. C., Händel, M. N., Olsen, N. J., Stougård, M. & Heitmann, B. (2021). Associations between parental stress and subsequent changes in dietary intake and quality among preschool children susceptible to obesity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(7), 3590.
• Steenhoff, T., Tharner, A., & Væver, M. S. (2021). Internalizing and externalizing problems in preschool children: The role of mothers’ and fathers’ observed parenting behavior in a well‐resourced sample. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 62(3), 374–385.
• Smith-Nielsen, J., Egmose, I., Wendelboe, K.I., Steinmejer, P., Lange, T. & Væver, M. S. (2021). Can the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale-3A be used to screen for anxiety? BMC Psychology, 9, 118.
• Væver, M. S., Cordes, K., Stuart, A. C., Tharner, A., Shai, D., Spencer, R. & Smith-Nielsen, J. (2021). Associations of maternal sensitivity and embodied mentalizing with infant-mother attachment security at one year in depressed and non-depressed dyads. Attachment and Human Development, 24(2), 115-132.
• Wendelboe K.I., Smith-Nielsen J., Stuart, A., Luyten, P., & Væver, M.S. (2021): Factor structure of the parental reflective functioning questionnaire and association with maternal postpartum depression and comorbid symptoms of psychopathology. PLoS ONE, 16(8): e0254792. 

2020

• Aarestrup, A. K., Væver, M. S., Petersen, J., Røhder, K. & Schiøtz, M. (2020). An early intervention to promote maternal sensitivity in the perinatal period for women with psychosocial vulnerabilities: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychology, 8, 41.
• Dalgaard, N. T., Thøgersen, M. H., Væver, M. S. & Montgomery, E. (2020). Family violence in traumatized refugee families: A mixed methods study of mother/child dyadic functioning, parental symptom levels and children's psychosocial adjustment. Nordic Psychology, 72(2), 83-104.
• Delafield-Butt, J. T., Zeedyk, M. S., Harder, S., Væver, M. S. & Caldwell, P. (2020). Making Meaning Together: Embodied Narratives in a Case of Severe Autism. Psychopathology, 53(2), 60-73.
• Egmose, I., Tharner, A., Liebenberg, K. B., Steenhoff, T., & Væver, M. S. (2020). Long-term effects of maternal postpartum depression on mothers’ and fathers’ parenting stress. Early Child Development and Care. Early Child Development and Care, 192(2), 220-232.
• Garset-Zamani, S., Cordes, K., Shai, D., Spencer, R., Stuart, A. C., Køppe, S., & Væver, M. S. (2020). Does Postpartum Depression Affect Parental Embodied Mentalizing in Mothers With 4-Months old Infants?. Infant Behavior and Development, 61, 101486
• Goldman, P., Bakermans‐Kranenburg, M. J., Bradford, B., Christopoulos, A., Ken, P. L. A., Cuthbert, C., Duchinsky, R., Fox, N. A., Grigoras, S., Gunnar, M. R., Ibrahim, R. W., Johnson, D. E., Kusumaningrum, S., Agastya, N. L. P. M., Mwangangi, F. M., Nelson, C. A., Ott, E. M., Reijman, S., Van IJzendoorn, M., . . . Sonuga‐Barke, E. (2020). Institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children 2: policy and practice recommendations for global, national, and local actors. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 4(8), 606–633.
• Rayce, S. B., Rasmussen, I. S., Væver, M. S. & Pontoppidan, M. (2020). Effects of parenting interventions for mothers with depressive symptoms and an infant: systematic review and meta-analysis. BJPsych Open, 6(1), 9.
• Røhder, K., Væver, M. S., Aarestrup, A. K., Jacobsen, R. K., Smith-Nielsen, J. & Schiøtz, M. L. (2020). Maternal-fetal bonding among pregnant women at psychosocial risk: The roles of adult attachment style, prenatal parental reflective functioning, and depressive symptoms. PLoS ONE, 15(9), e0239208.
• Van IJzendoorn, M., Bakermans‐Kranenburg, M. J., Duschinsky, R., Fox, N. A., Goldman, P., Gunnar, M. R., Johnson, D. E., Nelson, C. A., Reijman, S., Skinner, G. C. M., Zeanah, C. H., & Sonuga‐Barke, E. (2020). Institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children 1: a systematic and integrative review of evidence regarding effects on development. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(8), 703–720.
• Væver, M. S., Egmose, I., Smith-Nielsen, J., & Tharner, A. (2020). Maternal postpartum depression is a risk factor for infant emotional variability at 4 months. Infant Mental Health Journal, 41(4), 477-494

2019

• Egmose, I., Væver, M. S., Smith-Nielsen, J., Varni, G., & Køppe, S. (2019). Motor activity and spatial proximity: Relationships to infant emotions and maternal postpartum depression. Infant Behavior & Development, 57, 101335.
• Krogh, M. T. & Væver, M. V. (2019). Does gender affect Bayley-III scores and test-taking behavior?. Infant Behavior and Development, 57, 101352, ISSN 0163-6383.
• Steenhoff, T., Tharner, A. & Væver, M.S. (2019). Mothers' and fathers' observed interaction with preschoolers: Similarities and differences in parenting behavior in a well-resourced sample. PLOS ONE 14(8): e0221661.
• Smith-Nielsen, J., Lange, T., Wendelboe, K.I., von Wowern, R.K. & Væver, M.S. (2019). Associations between maternal postpartum depression, infant social behavior with a stranger, and infant cognitive development. Infancy, 24(4), 663-670

2018

• Egmose, I., Cordes, K., Smith-Nielsen, J., Væver, M.S. & Køppe, S. (2018). Mutual Regulation between Infant Facial Affect and Maternal Touch in Depressed and Nondepressed Dyads. Infant Behavior and Development, 50, 274-283.
• Krogh, M. T. & Væver, M. S. (2018). A longitudinal study of the predictive validity of the Bayley-III scales and subtests. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 16(6), 727-738.
• Smith-Nielsen, J., Lønfeldt, N., Guedeney, A., & Væver, M. S. (2018). Implementation of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale as a universal screening instrument in primary care: feasibility, acceptability, and predictors of professionals’ adherence to guidelines. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 79, 104-113. 
• Smith-Nielsen, J., Matthey, S., Lange, T. & Væver, M. S. (2018). Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale against both DSM-5 and ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for depression. BMC psychiatry, 18(1), 393.

2017

• Cordes, K., Egmose, I., Smith-Nielsen, J. Køppe, S. & Væver, M. S. (2017). Maternal touch in caregiving behavior of mothers with and without postpartum depression. Infant Behavior and Development, 49, 182-191.
• Cordes, K., Smith-Nielsen, J., Tharner, A., Katznelson, H., Steele, H. & Væver, M. S. (2017). Reflective Functioning in Postpartum Depressed Women With and Without Comorbid Personality Disorder. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 34(4), 414–421.
• Egmose, I., & Køppe, S. (2017). Shaping of Reach-to-Grasp Kinematics by Intentions: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Motor Behavior, 50(2), 155–165.
• Egmose, I., Varni, G., Cordes, K., Smith-Nielsen, J., Væver, M. S., Køppe, S., ... & Chetouani, M. (2017). Relations between automatically extracted motion features and the quality of mother-infant interactions at 4 and 13 months. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 2178.
• Pontoppidan, M., Niss, N.K., Pejtersen, J.H., Julian, M.M. & Væver, M.S. (2017). Parent report measures of infant and toddler social-emotional development: A systematic review. Family Practice, 34(2), 127-137.

2016

• Bundgaard Andersen, D., Stenstrøm, A.D., Bilenberg, N., Væver, M.S. & Lammers, D.V. (2016). Early onset schizophrenia: Exploring the contribution of the Thought Disorder Index in clinical assessment. Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Vol. 4(1):23-30.
• Clemmensen, L., Bartels-Velthuis, A.A., Jespersen, R., van Os, J., Blijd-Hoogewys, E., Ankerstrøm, L., Væver, M.S., Daniel, P., Drukker, M., Jeppesen, P. & Jepsen, R. (2016). A Psychometric Evaluation of the Danish Version of the Theory of Mind Storybook for 8–14 Year-Old Children. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 330,.
• Krogh, M.T. & Væver, M.S. (2016). Bayley-III: Cultural Differences and Language Scale Validity in a Danish Sample. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 57, 501–508.
• Lauridsen, S.G., Grovn, K. & Væver, M.S. (2016). Emotioner og konflikter i parforholdet: En systematisk gennemgang af den nyeste forskning om tilknytningens betydning. Tidsskrift for Forskning i Sygdom og Samfund, 24, pp.39-59.
• Smith-Nielsen, J., Tharner, A., Steele, H., Cordes, K., Mehlhase, H. & Væver, M.S. (2016). Postpartum Depression and Infant-Mother Attachment at One Year: The Impact of Co-Morbid Maternal Personality Disorder. Infant Behavior and Development, 44, 148-158.
• Smith-Nielsen, J. & Væver M.S. (2016). Effects of maternal postpartum depression in a well-resourced sample: Early concurrent and long-term effects on infant cognitive, language, and motor development. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 57, 571-583.
• Tharner, A., Henriques, F. & Væver, M.S. (2016). Fathers’ perceptions of caregiving in childhood and current mentalizing with their preschool children. Nordic Psychology, 68:3, 176-193. 
• Væver, M.S., Smith-Nielsen, J. & Lange, T. (2016). Copenhagen infant mental health project: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing circle of security -parenting and care as usual as interventions targeting infant mental health risks. BMC Psychology, 4, 57.

2015

• Clemmensen, L., van Os, Drukker, M., Munkholm, A., Rimvall, M.K.J., Væver, M.S., Rask, C.U., Bartels-Velthuis, A.A., Skovgaard, A.M. & Jeppesen, P. (2015). Psychotic experiences and hyper-theory-of-mind in preadolescence- a birth cohort study. Psychological Medicine, 46(1), 87-101.
• Harder, S., Lange, T., Hansen, G., Væver, M.S. & Køppe, S. (2015). A longitudinal study of coordination in mother-infant vocal interaction from age 4 to 10 months. Developmental Psychology, 51(12), 1778–1790.
• Smith-Nielsen, J., Steele, H., Mehlhase, H., Cordes, K., Steele, M., Harder, S., & Væver, M. S. (2015). Links among high EPDS scores, state of mind regarding attachment, and symptoms of personality disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders, 29(6), 771–793.
• Væver, M.S., Beebe, B., Kirk, O., Snidman, N., Harder, S. & Tronick, E. (2015). An automated approach for measuring infant head orientation in a face-to-face interaction. Behavior Research Methods, 47(2), 328-339.
• Væver, M.S., Krogh, M.T., Smith-Nielsen, J., Kristensen, T. & Tharner, A. (2015). Infants of depressed mothers show reduced gaze activity during mother-infant interaction at 4 months. Infancy, 20(4), 445-454.