Parental Reflective Functioning and Its Association With Parenting Behaviors in Infancy and Early Childhood: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parental reflective functioning (PRF) refers to parents' mental capacity to understand their own and their children's behaviors in terms of envisioned mental states. As part of a broader concept of parental mentalization, PRF has been identified as one of the central predictors for sensitive parenting. However, the unique contribution of PRF to the quality of various parenting behaviors has not yet been addressed systematically. Thus, the present article provides a systematic overview of current research on the associations between PRF or its sub-dimensions and observed parenting behaviors in infancy and early childhood, while considering the influence of contextual factors.

Methods

The review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Re

SUBMITTER: Stuhrmann LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8927808 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature