Various mentalizing concepts in mothers with postpartum depression, comorbid anxiety, and personality disorders.
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DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21914
Abstract: BACKGROUND Mentalization is defined as the human capacity to reflect upon one's own or others' behaviors in terms of underlying mental states and intentions. Several concepts of mentalizing exist, which differ in content, assessment, and… read more here.
Keywords: depression; postpartum depression; anxiety; comorbid ... See more keywords
The parental reflective functioning questionnaire: Infant version in fathers of infants and association with paternal postpartum mental health
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DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22023
Abstract: Abstract The parents’ capacity to reflect upon the psychological processes in their child, termed parental reflective functioning (PRF) can be impaired by parental mental health problems. The present study aimed to investigate the factor structure… read more here.
Keywords: infant version; parental reflective; functioning; mental health ... See more keywords
Self-reported reflective functioning and father-child interactions in a sample of fathers who have used intimate partner violence.
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DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22044
Abstract: Reflective functioning (RF) has been found to be associated with mother-child interactions, but less is known about the association of fathers' self and child-focused RF and father-child relationships. Fathers who have histories of intimate partner… read more here.
Keywords: intimate partner; partner violence; child; reflective functioning ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the Danish version of the prenatal parental reflective functioning questionnaire in early pregnancy as a screening tool.
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DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22045
Abstract: Parental reflective functioning (PRF) is the capacity to focus on feelings and experiences in oneself as a parent and in the child. Research has demonstrated that, the better the PRF the better outcomes for the… read more here.
Keywords: version prenatal; prfq; danish version; parental reflective ... See more keywords
Self-report measure of parental reflective functioning: A study of reliability and validity across three samples of varying clinical risk.
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DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22046
Abstract: The Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ) provides an efficient way to measure a parent's capacity to recognize their child's mental states and to understand the relationship between underlying mental states and behavior. To date, limited… read more here.
Keywords: prfq; reliability validity; parental reflective; reflective functioning ... See more keywords
Parents' reflective functioning and stress: The associations with preschoolers' social understanding.
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DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22164
Abstract: Social understanding competence develops in sensitive and co-regulating caregiver interactions. Parental reflective functioning (PRF) and parenting stress can affect children's social understanding. This study investigated if children's social understanding was associated with PRF and parenting… read more here.
Keywords: social understanding; reflective functioning; children social; parenting stress ... See more keywords
Validating the parental reflective functioning questionnaire ‐ infant version using a rasch model
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DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70004
Abstract: Abstract Parental reflective functioning is the parent's ability to reflect on the psychological processes in their child and in themselves as a parent. Recently, an infant version of the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire, PRFQ‐I, has… read more here.
Keywords: using rasch; infant version; rasch model; parental reflective ... See more keywords
Validation of the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire in Finnish mothers and fathers of toddlers
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DOI: 10.1002/imhj.70006
Abstract: Abstract Parental reflective functioning (PRF) is important in guiding parenting behavior. It is traditionally measured with interviews that are relatively time‐consuming. A self‐report measure of PRF, the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ), has been developed… read more here.
Keywords: functioning questionnaire; reflective functioning; prfq; parental reflective ... See more keywords
The Role of Adolescent Mentalizing and Parental Reflective Functioning for Adolescents' Peer Relationships.
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DOI: 10.1002/jad.70066
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Given the crucial role peer relationships play for the well-being of adolescents, it is important to understand the factors that support adolescents' ability to form positive relationships with peers. Within early childhood, both children's… read more here.
Keywords: peer relationships; role; youth; parental reflective ... See more keywords
Associations between Emotion Regulation and Parental Reflective Functioning
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DOI: 10.1007/s10826-018-01326-z
Abstract: Emotion regulation encapsulates the capability to successfully manage an ongoing emotional experience, particularly in social interactions, and thus may be especially significant to early parent-child relationships. In particular, the capacity to adjust emotions may support… read more here.
Keywords: reflective functioning; regulation; emotion regulation; mental states ... See more keywords
The Mediating Role of Parental Reflective Functioning in Child Social–emotional Development
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DOI: 10.1007/s10826-020-01767-5
Abstract: Parental attachment and parental reflective functioning (PRF) have been shown to be related to attachment, mentalizing capacities, and psychopathology in children. Studies also suggest that parental insecure attachment is related to lower levels of PRF.… read more here.
Keywords: emotional development; parental reflective; attachment; social emotional ... See more keywords