The adaptation of The parental reflective functioning questionnaire adolescent version to the Hungarian language and presentation of its psychometric characteristics
Introduction Parental reflective function is the ability of a parent to attribute mental states to their child and to themselves. The Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire is widely used for the measurement of this construct, the adolescent version of which can be used by parents of childre...
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Introduction
Parental reflective function is the ability of a parent to attribute mental states to their child and to themselves. The Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire is widely used for the measurement of this construct, the adolescent version of which can be used by parents of children aged 12-18.
Objectives
The aim of our research was to adapt the adolescent version of The Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire to the Hungarian language.
Methods
In our study 240 mothers completed the adolescent version of The Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ-A), and the Reflective Function Questionnaire (RFQ).
Results
Confirmatory factor analysis did not confirm the original three-factor structure. The principal component analysis resulted in a two-factor structure. Factors corresponded to the original questionnaire’s certainty in mental states (Alpha = .81) and interest and curiosity subscales (Alpha = .70). When analyzing the relationship between parental reflective function and reflective function, the subscales of the parental reflective function questionnaire were examined with two types of median coding in addition to polar coding. During the first median coding, the frequency of scores in the middle of the scales reflected optimal mentalization, while the frequency of extreme values on the scales corresponded to less favorable reflective functioning. With the second median coding, hypermentalization and hypomentalization subscales were also created. The second median transcoding proved to be the most suitable for capturing the relationship between RFQ and PRFQ-A.
Conclusions
The questionnaire proved to be a reliable measure on the Hungarian sample and we recommend using the additional subscales.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-95bec9761ccf41c891ed68b947aa3b912023-11-17T05:08:02ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S207S20810.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.543The adaptation of The parental reflective functioning questionnaire adolescent version to the Hungarian language and presentation of its psychometric characteristicsB. Szabó0M. Miklósi1M. Boda2J. Futó3Eötvös Loránd University, Department Of Developmental And Clinical Child Psychology, Budapest, HungaryEötvös Loránd University, Department Of Developmental And Clinical Child Psychology, Budapest, HungaryEötvös Loránd University, Department Of Developmental And Clinical Child Psychology, Budapest, HungaryEötvös Loránd University, Department Of Developmental And Clinical Child Psychology, Budapest, Hungary Introduction Parental reflective function is the ability of a parent to attribute mental states to their child and to themselves. The Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire is widely used for the measurement of this construct, the adolescent version of which can be used by parents of children aged 12-18. Objectives The aim of our research was to adapt the adolescent version of The Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire to the Hungarian language. Methods In our study 240 mothers completed the adolescent version of The Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ-A), and the Reflective Function Questionnaire (RFQ). Results Confirmatory factor analysis did not confirm the original three-factor structure. The principal component analysis resulted in a two-factor structure. Factors corresponded to the original questionnaire’s certainty in mental states (Alpha = .81) and interest and curiosity subscales (Alpha = .70). When analyzing the relationship between parental reflective function and reflective function, the subscales of the parental reflective function questionnaire were examined with two types of median coding in addition to polar coding. During the first median coding, the frequency of scores in the middle of the scales reflected optimal mentalization, while the frequency of extreme values on the scales corresponded to less favorable reflective functioning. With the second median coding, hypermentalization and hypomentalization subscales were also created. The second median transcoding proved to be the most suitable for capturing the relationship between RFQ and PRFQ-A. Conclusions The questionnaire proved to be a reliable measure on the Hungarian sample and we recommend using the additional subscales. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822005430/type/journal_articlementalizationdevelopmental psychologyreflective functionparental reflective function |
| spellingShingle | B. Szabó M. Miklósi M. Boda J. Futó The adaptation of The parental reflective functioning questionnaire adolescent version to the Hungarian language and presentation of its psychometric characteristics European Psychiatry mentalization developmental psychology reflective function parental reflective function |
| title | The adaptation of The parental reflective functioning questionnaire adolescent version to the Hungarian language and presentation of its psychometric characteristics |
| title_full | The adaptation of The parental reflective functioning questionnaire adolescent version to the Hungarian language and presentation of its psychometric characteristics |
| title_fullStr | The adaptation of The parental reflective functioning questionnaire adolescent version to the Hungarian language and presentation of its psychometric characteristics |
| title_full_unstemmed | The adaptation of The parental reflective functioning questionnaire adolescent version to the Hungarian language and presentation of its psychometric characteristics |
| title_short | The adaptation of The parental reflective functioning questionnaire adolescent version to the Hungarian language and presentation of its psychometric characteristics |
| title_sort | adaptation of the parental reflective functioning questionnaire adolescent version to the hungarian language and presentation of its psychometric characteristics |
| topic | mentalization developmental psychology reflective function parental reflective function |
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