Marinus van IJzendoorn | |
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| Born | May 14, 1952 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam, Free University of Berlin |
| Known for | Contributions to attachment theory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Child and family studies |
| Institutions | Leiden University, Erasmus University |
| Thesis | (1978) |
| Website | www |
Marinus H. "Rien" van IJzendoorn (May 14, 1952) is professor of human development and one of the co-leaders of Generation R at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. His work has focussed on the social, psychological, and neurobiological determinants of parenting and child development, with special emphasis on attachment, emotion regulation, differential susceptibility hypothesis, and child maltreatment.