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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Lin Tan

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: University of North Texas (2022–2023); University of North Texas Health Science Center (2022–2023); University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (2020–2021); Virginia Tech (2017–2022); Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University (2023)

8 h-index 26 pubs 204 cited

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Female
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Mothers
  • Child, Preschool
  • Emotions
  • Infant
  • Child
  • Object Attachment
  • Siblings
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Fathers
  • Sadness
  • Adult

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Lin Tan's research investigates child development, focusing on the intergenerational transmission of emotion regulation and attachment security within families. Current work examines how maternal emotional states and behaviors influence a child's ability to regulate their own emotions, with a specific interest in infant frontal EEG asymmetry as a moderator. Tan also studies changes in children's attachment security to parents following the birth of a sibling, exploring risk and resilience factors. Additional research includes meta-analyses of brief alcohol interventions, evaluating their effectiveness and the statistical models used in reporting outcomes. Tan has published 26 papers, accumulating 204 citations, and holds an h-index of 8. Collaborations include work with Lindsay S. Ham at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 8
  • Publications: 26
  • Citations: 204

Positions

  • Assistant Professor 2023–present
    University of Arkansas Psychological Science ORCID
  • Research Scientist 2021–2023
    University of North Texas Health Science Center ORCID
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2018–2021
    University of Michigan Department of Psychology ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Children’s emotion understanding and attachment security to mothers and fathers across the transition to siblinghood. (2026)
    Journal of Family Psychology DOI OpenAlex
  • Attachment network, interparental conflict, and older siblings’ behavior predicting toddler behavior problems. (2026)
    Journal of Family Psychology DOI OpenAlex
  • Infant-Mother Attachment Security and Cortisol Reactivity During the Strange Situation Procedure: Longitudinal Associations With Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Infant Temperament (2026)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Acculturation domains, drinking motives, and alcohol use and consequences among Asian American university students (2025)
    International Journal of Intercultural Relations DOI OpenAlex
  • You need to take turns! Sibling sharing and the emergence of conscience in early childhood (2025)
    Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Preschoolers’ Self-Regulation: Private Speech in Cognitive and Emotion Contexts (2023)
    Journal of Child and Family Studies 4 citations DOI OpenAlex

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