The Spanish version of the reflective functioning questionnaire: Validity data in the general population and individuals with personality disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mentalization or reflective functioning (RF) is the capacity to interpret oneself or the others in terms of internal mental states. Its failures have been linked to several mental disorders and interventions improving RF have a therapeutic effect. Mentalizing capacity of the parents influences the children's attachment. The Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ-8) is a widely used tool for the assessment of RF. No instrument is available to assess general RF in Spanish-speaking samples. The aim of this study is to develop a Spanish version of the RFQ-8 and to evaluate its reliability and validity in the general population and in individuals with personality disorders.

Methods

602 non-clinical and 41 personality disordered participants completed a Spanish tra

SUBMITTER: Ruiz-Parra E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079014 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature