Parental considerations about their childs' mental health: Validating the German adaptation of the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Parental Reflective Functioning describes the parents' ability to view their child as motivated by mental states. The Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ) represents an 18-item and three-factor self-report measure. Our goal was to conduct the first German validation study.

Method

In a community sample of 378 mothers of children aged 10.2-78.6 months, we used Confirmatory Factor Analysis with a cross-validation approach to assess model fit. Reliability was measured using Cronbach's α and McDonald's ω. Concurrent validity was assessed using correlations with relevant constructs.

Results

The three-factor structure of the original validation could be confirmed. The German model only needed minor modifications: two items had to be removed, and

SUBMITTER: Wildner AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616854 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature