Advancing Optimal Development in Children: Examining the Construct Validity of a Parent Reflective Functioning Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parental reflective functioning (PRF) is the capacity parents have to understand their own mental states and those of their children, as well as the influence of those mental states on behavior. Parents with greater capacity for PRF are more likely to foster secure attachment with their children. The Parental Development Interview is a gold standard measure of PRF but is hampered by cost, training, and length of administration. The 18-item Parent Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ-18) is a simpler option developed to capture 3 types of PRF: (1) prementalizing, (2) parent's certainty, and (3) interest and curiosity surrounding a child's mental state.

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine the factor structure and select psychometric properties of th

SUBMITTER: De Roo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6716429 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature