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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Infant Mental Health
  • Parent-Child Interaction

Background:

  • Parental reflective functioning (PRF) and mind-mindedness (MM) are key aspects of parental mentalization.
  • Longitudinal associations between PRF and MM remain underexplored, limiting understanding of their developmental interplay.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the longitudinal, cross-lagged associations between PRF and MM in parents of infants.
  • To examine whether PRF predicts subsequent MM (appropriate and nonattuned) and vice versa over 12 months.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study with 90 parents and their infants over 12 months (T1, T2, T3).
  • PRF assessed via interview; MM coded from parent-infant play interactions (appropriate and nonattuned comments).
  • Cross-lagged panel models analyzed associations between PRF and MM at different time points.

Main Results:

  • PRF and appropriate MM remained stable over time.
  • PRF at Time 1 positively predicted appropriate MM at Time 2.
  • Higher PRF at Time 1 predicted less nonattuned MM at Time 2.
  • Concurrent correlations between PRF and appropriate MM were significant only at Time 3.

Conclusions:

  • Parental reflective functioning appears to be a significant predictor of infant mind-mindedness, particularly appropriate mental state talk.
  • Findings suggest PRF may play a role in fostering sensitive and accurate interpretations of infant mental states.
  • Further research can explore bidirectional effects and intervention implications for enhancing parental mentalization.