Journal of Child and Family Studies,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
32(7), P. 2140 - 2152
Published: March 24, 2023
Abstract
Parental
reflective
functioning
(PRF)
refers
to
parents’
capacity
reflect
on
mental
states
such
as
their
own
and
child’s
feelings,
thoughts,
intentions.
Studies
suggest
that
PRF
is
an
important
factor
in
parental
behavior;
however,
only
a
few
studies
have
examined
the
effect
of
early
infant
socioemotional
development.
The
Reflective
Functioning
Questionnaire
(PRFQ)
was
developed
brief,
multidimensional
measure
assess
PRF.
Recently,
modified
version,
PRFQ-I,
suggested
more
accurate
at-risk
sample
mothers
infants.
study
aims
were
examine
structure
factorial
invariance
across
gender
PRFQ-I
community
sample,
compare
dimensions
fathers,
investigate
association
between
We
this
within
longitudinal
design
1243
first-time
512
fathers.
results
supported
expected
gender.
Significant
differences
fathers
found
three
comprised
by
questionnaire.
pre-mentalizing
certainty
about
significantly
predicted
Findings
show
valid
parents
infants
parenthood
Identification
with
limited
enables
intervention
may
thus
prevent
from
having
potentially
adverse
effects
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
11(7), P. e0158678 - e0158678
Published: July 8, 2016
Reflective
functioning
or
mentalizing
is
the
capacity
to
interpret
both
self
and
others
in
terms
of
internal
mental
states
such
as
feelings,
wishes,
goals,
desires,
attitudes.
This
paper
part
a
series
papers
outlining
development
psychometric
features
new
self-report
measure,
Functioning
Questionnaire
(RFQ),
designed
provide
an
easy
administer
measure
mentalizing.
We
describe
initial
validation
RFQ
three
studies.
Study
1
focuses
on
RFQ,
its
factor
structure
construct
validity
sample
patients
with
Borderline
Personality
Disorder
(BPD)
Eating
(ED)
(n
=
108)
normal
controls
295).
2
aims
replicate
these
findings
fresh
129
personality
disorder
281
controls.
3
addresses
relationship
between
parental
reflective
infant
attachment
status
assessed
Strange
Situation
Procedure
(SSP)
136
community
mothers
their
infants.
In
2,
confirmatory
analyses
yielded
two
factors
assessing
Certainty
(RFQ_C)
Uncertainty
(RFQ_U)
about
others.
These
were
relatively
distinct,
invariant
across
clinical
non-clinical
samples,
had
satisfactory
consistency
test–retest
stability,
largely
unrelated
demographic
features.
The
scales
discriminated
controls,
significantly
theoretically
predicted
ways
correlated
measures
empathy,
mindfulness
perspective-taking,
self-reported
clinician-reported
borderline
other
indices
maladaptive
functioning.
Furthermore,
associated
levels
functioning,
which
turn
SSP.
Overall,
this
study
lends
preliminary
support
for
screening
Further
research
needed,
however,
investigate
more
detail
qualities
RFQ.
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
12(5), P. e0176218 - e0176218
Published: May 4, 2017
This
paper
reports
on
three
studies
the
development
and
validation
of
Parental
Reflective
Functioning
Questionnaire
(PRFQ),
a
brief,
multidimensional
self-report
measure
that
assesses
parental
reflective
functioning
or
mentalizing,
is,
capacity
to
treat
infant
as
psychological
agent.
Study
1
investigated
factor
structure,
reliability,
relationships
PRFQ
with
demographic
features,
symptomatic
distress,
attachment
dimensions,
emotional
availability
in
socially
diverse
sample
299
mothers
child
aged
0–3.
In
2,
factorial
invariance
fathers
was
153
first-time
parents,
parenting
stress
were
investigated.
3
relationship
between
classification
assessed
Strange
Situation
Procedure
(SSP)
136
community
their
infants.
Exploratory
confirmatory
analyses
suggested
theoretically
consistent
factors
assessing
pre-mentalizing
modes,
certainty
about
mental
states
infant,
interest
curiosity
infant.
These
generally
related
expected
ways
availability,
stress,
status
SSP.
Yet,
at
same
time,
more
research
is
needed
further
establish
its
reliability
validity.
Frontiers in Psychology,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: Jan. 20, 2017
In
the
last
decade
several
studies
have
investigated
role
of
parental
reflective
functioning
(RF),
defined
as
ability
to
understand
his/her
child's
mental
states,
on
development.
Herein,
a
narrative
review
RF
is
presented
aimed
at
1)
presenting
an
overview
existing
empirical
studies,
2)
pinpointing
unrequited
questions,
and
3)
identifying
future
research
directions.
Specifically,
current
focused
a)
impact
quality
caregiving
attachment
security,
b)
effect
emotion
regulation
RF,
c)
maternal
in
women
with
history
neglect
abuse,
d)
efficacy
mentalization-based
clinical
interventions,
e)
recently
developed
Parental
Reflective
Questionnaire.
The
following
terms
"maternal
functioning",
"paternal
"parental
mentalization",
mentalization"
were
searched
titles,
abstracts,
main
texts
using
Medline,
Web
Science,
Scopus
databases.
Next,
search
Mendeley
was
also
conducted.
Inclusion
criteria
comprised
original
articles
if
they
refer
Functioning
Scale
(Fonagy,
Target,
Steele,
1998)
published
English
language,
peer-reviewed
journal
before
July,
2016.
According
exclusion
criteria,
dissertations,
qualitative
or
theoretical
papers,
chapters
books
not
taken
into
account.
includes
47
that,
together,
supported
notion
that
higher
associated
adequate
whereas
low
found
mothers
whose
children
suffered
from
anxiety
disorders,
impairment
regulation,
externalizing
behaviors.
addition,
better
mentalizing
abilities
children.
However,
unexpected
findings
emerged
most
recent
randomized
controlled
trials
tested
interventions
high
risk
samples
mothers,
raising
questions
about
suitability
verbal
measures
capturing
processes
root
capacity
be
adequately
responsive
emotional
needs.
The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
70(1), P. 174 - 199
Published: March 24, 2017
This
paper
reviews
recent
theoretical,
empirical,
and
clinical
work
related
to
parental
reflective
functioning
(PRF)
or
mentalizing.
PRF
refers
the
capacity
of
parent
envision
his
her
child
as
being
motivated
by
internal
mental
states
such
feelings,
wishes,
desires,
be
able
reflect
on
own
experiences
how
they
are
shaped
changed
interactions
with
child.
first
briefly
discusses
historical
theoretical
background
this
concept
its
purported
role
in
development,
a
focus
development
attachment,
affect
regulation,
It
then
thinking
research
four
areas:
(1)
neurobiology
underlying
PRF,
(2)
multidimensionality
(3)
relationship
between
trauma,
(4)
broader
relevance
attention
for
epistemic
trust
basis
an
evolutionary
inbuilt
learning
from
within
social
communication.
closes
brief
review
of,
empirical
evidence
supporting,
interventions
rooted
considerations
concerning
importance
well
suggested
directions
future
practice.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
27(3), P. 302 - 316
Published: Jan. 5, 2023
Profound
environmental,
hormonal,
and
neurobiological
changes
mark
the
transition
to
motherhood
as
a
major
biosocial
life
event.
Despite
ubiquity
of
motherhood,
enduring
impact
caregiving
on
cognition
brain
across
lifespan
is
not
well
characterized
represents
unique
window
opportunity
investigate
human
neural
cognitive
development.
By
integrating
insights
from
animal
maternal
literatures
with
theories
ageing,
we
outline
framework
for
understanding
lifespan.
We
suggest
that
increased
load
provides
an
initial
challenge
during
peripartum
period,
requiring
continuous
adaptation;
yet
when
these
demands
are
sustained
lifespan,
they
result
in
late-life
reserve.
Frontiers in Psychology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: March 3, 2022
Parental
reflective
functioning
(PRF)
refers
to
parents'
mental
capacity
understand
their
own
and
children's
behaviors
in
terms
of
envisioned
states.
As
part
a
broader
concept
parental
mentalization,
PRF
has
been
identified
as
one
the
central
predictors
for
sensitive
parenting.
However,
unique
contribution
quality
various
parenting
not
yet
addressed
systematically.
Thus,
present
article
provides
systematic
overview
current
research
on
associations
between
or
its
sub-dimensions
observed
infancy
early
childhood,
while
considering
influence
contextual
factors.
