Parental considerations about their childs’ mental health: Validating the German adaptation of the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire
Wildner A, Küçükakyüz S, Marx A, Nolte T, Reck C, Fonagy P, Luyten P, von Tettenborn A, Müller M, Zietlow A, Woll-Weber C. Parental considerations about their childs’ mental health: Validating the German adaptation of the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0314074. PMID: 39630624, PMCID: PMC11616854, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParental Reflective Functioning QuestionnaireReflective Functioning QuestionnaireParental reflective functioningMental healthMental statesChild mental healthReflective functioningParental attachment dimensionsInfant attachment statusFunction QuestionnaireMothers of childrenSelf-report measuresGerman validation studyThree-factor structureConfirmatory factor analysisAttachment dimensionsConcurrent validityCommunity sampleAttachment statusEmotional availabilityGerman adaptationParenting stressAssess model fitOriginal validationCronbach's aThe mediating role of reflective functioning and general psychopathology in the relationship between childhood conduct disorder and adult aggression among offenders.
Yirmiya K, Constantinou M, Simes E, Bateman A, Wason J, Yakeley J, McMurran M, Crawford M, Frater A, Moran P, Barrett B, Cameron A, Hoare Z, Allison E, Pilling S, Butler S, Fonagy P. The mediating role of reflective functioning and general psychopathology in the relationship between childhood conduct disorder and adult aggression among offenders. Psychological Medicine 2024, 54: 2492-2503. PMID: 38563288, DOI: 10.1017/s003329172400062x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConduct disorderPsychopathological factorsMentalization-based treatmentStructure of psychopathologyChildhood conduct disorderAdult male offendersOne-factor modelConfirmatory factor analysisPsychopathological dimensionsTransdiagnostic approachDiverse psychopathologiesBifactor modelAntisocial behaviorCD symptomsClinical interviewPsychopathological structurePsychopathologyMale offendersAdult aggressionMediation modelDevelopmental trajectoriesIncreased aggressionMental statesReflective functioningAggressionA short version of the reflective functioning questionnaire: Validation in a greek sample.
Karagiannopoulou E, Milienos F, Desatnik A, Rentzios C, Athanasopoulos V, Fonagy P. A short version of the reflective functioning questionnaire: Validation in a greek sample. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0298023. PMID: 38319928, PMCID: PMC10846711, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReflective Functioning QuestionnaireBorderline personality disorderPsychological mindednessEpistemic mistrustEmotion regulationReflective functioningEpistemic trustBorderline personality disorder groupAssociated with insecure attachment stylesRobust three-factor structureBorderline personality traitsFactor structure invarianceNon-clinical groupPoor emotion regulationInsecure attachment stylesThree-factor structureMental health symptomsInternal mental statesCut-off scoreSelf-report questionnairesFunction QuestionnaireImpaired mental capacityPersonality disorderInsecure attachmentAttachment classificationsDimensional model of adolescent personality pathology, reflective functioning, and emotional maltreatment
Ensink K, Deschênes M, Bégin M, Cimon L, Gosselin T, Wais M, Normandin L, Fonagy P. Dimensional model of adolescent personality pathology, reflective functioning, and emotional maltreatment. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 14: 1302137. PMID: 38268556, PMCID: PMC10806145, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1302137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood emotional abuseAdolescent personality pathologyPersonality organizationPersonality pathologyEmotional maltreatmentReflective Functioning QuestionnaireTrauma-informed strategiesSelf-report assessmentsSignificant direct influenceStructural equation modelIdentity integrationReflective functioningPersonality developmentRisk adolescentsEmotional abusePartial mediationDisorder manifestationsDimensional perspectiveAbuse QuestionnaireSignificant indirect impactStructural equationAdolescentsChildhood experiencesFunctioning QuestionnaireIndividual traits