Sybil.Hart@ttu.edu  
   
Publications
  • BOOKS

    • Hart, S. L. & Legerstee, M. (Eds.) ( 2010). Handbook of Jealousy: Theory, Research, and Multidisciplinary Approaches. Wiley-Blackwell.

    Trade Books

    • Hart, S. (2001, ISBN: 0684871785). Preventing Sibling Rivalry. NY: Simon & Schuster.
      Written for a wide audience, this volume interprets jealousy as a normative feature of socio-emotional development. It proposes that qualitative and quantitative differences in emotionality that are provoked by loss of exclusivity reflect individual differences in innately based components of temperament as well as adequacy of an infant’s self-regulatory mechanisms and quality of attachment, both of which are amenable to change and improvement with proper guidance from caregivers.

      Preventing Sibling Rivalry

      REVIEWS:
      PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, FEB. 12, 2001
      Keeping Everyone Happy
      Digging deep into the phenomena of sibling love, jealousy, and competition, Sybil Hart, assistant professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Texas Tech University, dispenses advice on Preventing Sibling Rivalry. Based on extensive research and clinical research, Hart's book is distinguished by straight-forward insight into the roots of children's jealousy and practical suggestions for anticipating and preparing for it before the arrival of the next child. With its no-nonsense approach and its calm, empathetic tone, this guide will come as welcome relief to parents of jealous children. (Free Press, $24 224p ISBN 0-684-871178-5 Mar.)"
  • CHAPTERS
    • Hart, S. L. (Forthcoming). Siblings and Peers: Friendship and Rivalry in Triadic Social Contexts. To appear in L. C. Mayes & M. Lewis (Eds.), A developmental environmental measurement handbook. NY: Cambridge University Press.
  • ARTICLES
    • Infant Jealousy
      • Hart, S., Field, T., del Valle, C., & Letourneau, M. (1998). Infants protest their mothers' attending to an infant-size doll. Social Development, 7, 54 - 61.
      • Hart, S., Field, T., Letourneau, M., & del Valle, C. (1998). Jealousy protests in infants of depressed mothers. Infant Behavior and Development, 21, 137 - 148.
      • Hart, S. & Carrington, H. (2002). Jealousy in six-month-old infants. Infancy, 3, 395 - 402.
      • Hart, S., Carrington, H., Tronick, E. Z., & Carroll, S. (2004). When infants lose exclusive maternal attention: Is it jealousy? Infancy, 6, 57-78.
      • Hart, S., Jones, N. A., & Field, T. (2003). Atypical jealousy in infants of intrusive- and withdrawn-depressed mothers. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 33, 193 - 207.
    • Child Development in Contexts of Postpartum Depression, Breastfeeding, and Interventions
      • Derevensky, J., Hart, S., & Farrell, M. (1983). An examination of achievement related behavior of high and low achieving inner city pupils. Psychology in the Schools, 20, 328 - 336.
      • Field, T., Estroff, D., Yando, R., D., del Valle, C., Malphurs, J., & Hart, S. (1996). “Depressed” mothers’ perceptions of infant vulnerability are related to later development. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 27, 43 - 53.
      • Cigales, M., Field, T., Lundy, B., Cuadra, A., & Hart, S. (1997). Massage enhances recovery from habituation in normal infants. Infant Behavior and Development, 20, 29-34.
      • Hart, S., Field, T., Stern, M., & Jones, N. (1997). Depressed fathers’ stereotyping of infants labeled "depressed". Infant Mental Health Journal, 18, 436 - 445.
      • Field, T. Hernandez-Reif, M., Hart, S., Quintino, O., Drose, L. A., Field, T., Kuhn, C., Schanberg, S. (1997). Effects of sexual abuse are lessened by massage therapy. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 1, 65 - 69.
      • Hart, S., Field, T., del Valle, C., & Pelaez-Nogueras, M. (1998). Depressed mothers’ interactions with their one-year-old infants. Infant Behavior and Development, 21, 519 - 525.
      • Hart, S., Field, T., & Nearing, G. (1998). Depressed mothers’ neonates improve following the MABI and a Brazelton Demonstration. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 23, 351 - 356.
      • Jones, N., Field, T., Fox, N., Lundy, B., & Hart, S. (1998). Newborns of mothers with depressive symptoms are physiologically less developed. Infant Behavior and Development, 21, 537 - 541.
      • Hart, S., Field, T., Hernandez-Reif, M., Lundy, B., & Nearing, G. (1998). Preschoolers' cognitive performance improves following massage. Early Child Development and Care, 143, 59 - 64.
      • Lundy, B., Field, T., Carraway, K., Hart, S., Malphurs, J., Rosenstein, M., Pelaez-Nogueras, M., Coletta, F., Ott, D., & Hernandez-Reif, M. (1998). Food texture preferences in infants vs. toddlers. Early Child Development and Care, 146, 69-85.
      • Hart, S., Field, T., Jones, N., & Yando, R. (1999). Intrusive and withdrawn behaviors of mothers interacting with their infants and boyfriends. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 40, 239 - 246.
      • Hart, S., Field, T., & Roitfarb, M. (1999). Depressed mothers’ assessments of their neonates’ behaviors. Infant Mental Health Journal, 20, 200 - 210.
      • Kuratko, C., Hart, S., Border, B., & Boylan, M (1999). Concentration of docosahexaenoic acid in breastmilk of women consuming a diet low in fruits, vegetables, and fish. FASEB: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 13(4):A200.6.
      • Hart, S., Jones, N., Field, T., & Lundy, B. (I999). One-year-old infants of intrusive and withdrawn depressed mothers. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 30, 111 - 120.
      • Hernandez-Reif, M., Field, T., & Hart, S. (1999). Smoking cravings are reduced by self-massage. Preventive Medicine, 28, 28 - 32.
      • Field, T., Hernandez-Reif, M., Hart, S., Theakson, H., Schanberg, S., Kuhn, C., & Berman, I. (1999). Pregnant women benefit from massage therapy. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 20, 31 - 38.
      • Hernandez-Reif, M., Martinez, A., Field, T., Quintino, O., Hart, S., & Burman, I. (2000). Premenstrual symptoms are relieved by massage therapy. Journal of Psychsomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 21, 1 - 6.
      • Driskell, J., Boylan, L. M., & Hart, S. (2000). Content of B-6 vitamers in breast milk of low income women from Lubbock, Texas. FASEB 14(4):A166.13.
      • Boylan, L. M., Hart, S., & Driskell, J.A. (2000). Neonatal behavioral development: Impact of pyridoxal content of mother’s milk. FASEB Journal 14(4):A166.14
      • Hart, S., Field, T., Hernandez-Reif, M., Nearing, G., Shaw, S., Schanberg, S., & Kuhn, C. (2001). Anorexia nervosa symptoms are reduced by massage therapy. Eating Disorder: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 9, 289 - 299.
      • Jones, N., Field, T., Hart, S., Lundy, B., & Davalos, M. (2001). Maternal self-perceptions and reactions to infant crying among intrusive and withdrawn depressed mothers. Infant Mental Health Journal, 22, 576 - 586.
      • Hernandez-Reif, M., Field, T., Largie, S., Hart, S. Redzepi, M., Nierenberg, B. & Peck, M. (2001). Children’s distress during burn treatment is reduced by massage therapy. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation, 22, 191 - 195.
      • Diego, M.A., Field, T., Hart, S., Hernandez-Reif, M., Jones, N., Cullen, C., Schanberg, S., & Kuhn, C. (2002). Facial expressions and EEG in infants of intrusive and withdrawn mothers with depressive symptoms. Depression and Anxiety, 15, 10 - 17.
      • Diego, M. A., Field, T., Hernandez-Reif, M., Hart, S., Brucker, B., & Burman, I. (2002). Spinal cord patients benefit from massage therapy. International Journal of Neuroscience, 112, 133 - 142.
      • Boylan, L. M., Hart, S., Porter, K. B., Driskell, J. A. (2002). Vitamin B-6 content of breast milk impacts neonatal behavioral development. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 102, 1433-1438.
      • Hart, S., Boylan, M., Carroll, S., Musick, Y, & Lampe, R. M. (2003). Breast-fed one-week-olds demonstrate superior neuro-behavioral organization. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28, 529-534.
      • Caldera, Y. M., & Hart, S. (2004). Exposure to child care, parenting styles, and attachment security. Infant and Child Development, 13, 21-33.
      • Hart, S., Boylan, M., Border, B., Carroll, S. McGunegle, D., & Lampe, R. (2004). Breast milk levels of cortisol and secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) differ with maternal mood and newborn behavior. Infant Behavior and Development, 27, 101-106.
      • Jones, N. A., Field, T., Davalos, M., & Hart, S. (2004). Greater right frontal EEG asymmetry and non-empathic behavior are observed in children prenatally exposed to cocaine. International Journal of Neuroscience, 114, 459-480.
      • Boylan, L. M., McCarty, M., Hart, S., Anderson, T., & Cheng, Q. (2005). Fatty acids in breast milk from women living in an inland area. J. of the American Dietetic Association, 105: A65.
      • Hart, S., Boylan, L. M. Carroll, S. R., Musick, Y. A., Kuratko, C., Border, B. G., Lampe, R. L. (2006). Newborn behavior differs with decosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels in breast milk. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31, 221-226.
      • Colwell, M. J., & Hart, S. L. (2006). Emotion framing: Does it relate to children’s emotion knowledge and social behavior? Early Child Development and Care, 176, 591-603.
      • Boylan, L. M., Hart, S. L., McCarty, & Anderson, T. (2007). Seafood helps supply optimal DHA content in human breast milk. Global Aquaculture Advocate, 10, 44 – 45.
      • Cheng, Q., Smith, E. E., Kirk, A. B., Liu, F., Boylan, L. M., McCarty, M. E., Hart, S. L., Dong, G. P., Jackson, W. A. & Anderson, T. A. (In press) Fatty acid profile in milk from goats, capra aegagrus, hircus, exposed to perchlorate and its relationship with perchlorate residues in human milk. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
      • Eng, S., Mulsow, M. H. Cleveland, B. H. & Poch, B. (In review). Academic achievement among adolescents in Cambodia: Does maternal trauma matter.
      • McCarty, M. E., Dong, L., Boylan, L. M., Cheng, Q., Anderson, T. A., & Hart, S. L. (In review). Maternal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) breast milk levels and cognitive abilities in young infants.