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  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Adoptive parents' reflective functioning (RF) is crucial for adopted children's socio-emotional development.
  • Assessing RF in prospective adoptive parents before child arrival is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate the Adoption Expectations Interview (AEI) for assessing RF in prospective adoptive parents.
  • To establish the reliability and construct validity of the AEI-RFS.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the AEI, a semi-structured interview adapted from existing RF assessment tools.
  • Application of the Reflective Functioning Scale to the AEI (AEI-RFS) in a sample of 96 prospective adoptive parents.
  • Statistical analyses including reliability testing, principal component analysis, and correlational analyses with established measures.

Main Results:

  • The AEI-RFS demonstrated good reliability, including high internal consistency and inter-rater reliability.
  • Principal component analysis indicated that the AEI-RFS measures a unidimensional factor.
  • Preliminary construct validity was supported by significant associations with measures of mentalizing, attachment, and interpersonal functioning.

Conclusions:

  • The AEI is a promising tool for assessing reflective functioning in prospective adoptive parents.
  • The AEI-RFS shows good psychometric properties, supporting its use in research and clinical practice.
  • This assessment can inform interventions aimed at enhancing adoptive parenting and child outcomes.