Advancing Optimal Development in Children: Examining the Construct Validity of a Parent Reflective Functioning Questionnaire
Advancing Optimal Development in Children: Examining the Construct Validity of a Parent Reflective Functioning Questionnaire
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DOI：
10.2196/11561
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
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3.7
通讯作者：
Fraser, Shawn N.
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作者：
De Roo, Monica;Wong, Gina;Fraser, Shawn N.
背景资料：父母反思功能（Parental reflective functioning，PRF）是父母了解自己和孩子的心理状态以及这些心理状态对行为的影响的能力。具有较高的PRF能力的父母更有可能培养与子女的安全依恋。父母发展访谈是衡量PRF的黄金标准，但受到成本，培训和管理时间的限制。18项父母反思功能问卷（PRFQ-18）是一个简单的选项，开发捕获3种类型的PRF：（1）心理前化，（2）父母的确定性，和（3）兴趣和好奇心周围的孩子的心理state.Objective：本研究的目的是检查的因素结构和选择的PRFQ在加拿大父母的样本的心理测量学属性。我们研究了加拿大306名父母（男性=120，女性=186）的PRFQ-18的因素结构和判别和结构效度;儿童的年龄范围为0至12岁。父母还完成了基于网络的措施，感知压力，父母的应对，养育能力，和社会supports.Results：验证性因素分析证实了假设的3因素结构的PRFQ-18提供证据表明，PRFQ-18可能是一个有用的和实用的措施，在加拿大成年人的PRF和显示轻微的修订可能会提高PRFQ-18评估PRF的适用性。这些结果为PRFQ-18的结构效度提供了支持。
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 the PRFQ in a sample of Canadian parents.Methods: We examined the factor structure and discriminant and construct validity of the PRFQ-18 among 306 parents (males=120 and females=186) across Canada; the age range of children was 0 to 12 years. Parents also completed Web-based measures of perceived stress, parental coping, parenting competence, and social support.Results: A confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the hypothesized 3-factor structure of the PRFQ-18 providing evidence that the PRFQ-18 may be a useful and practical measure of PRF in Canadian adults and showed minor revisions may improve the suitability of the PRFQ-18 for assessing PRF.Conclusions: These results add support for the construct validity of the PRFQ-18.