The freedom to mentalize: The influence of socio-demographic indicators of empowerment on parental reflective functioning.

IF 2.1 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant Mental Health Journal Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI:10.1002/imhj.70018

Nicola Dawson, Michelle Sleed, Esther Chunga

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Abstract

Parental reflective functioning (PRF), a critical construct in the field of infant mental health, has been under investigated in non-WEIRD countries, where the majority of the world's infants are born. Studies from WEIRD contexts have demonstrated a relationship between socio-demographic and parental reflective functioning scores. This study used a mixed-methods concurrent exploratory research design to investigate relationships between socio-demographic factors and parental reflective functioning in a cohort of Black mothers living in Alexandra Township, South Africa. The study found relationships between parental reflective functioning and both abuse disclosure and father involvement in unexpected directions. Qualitative analysis of interview transcripts and intervention case notes highlighted the potential role of empowerment in the participants PRF scores. The findings highlight the central importance of considering the influence of power dynamics and social positioning when measuring parental reflective functioning for both research and clinical purposes.

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思想自由：社会人口指标赋权对父母反思功能的影响。

父母反思功能（PRF）是婴儿心理健康领域的一个重要概念，在世界上大多数婴儿出生的非怪异国家进行了调查。来自WEIRD背景的研究已经证明了社会人口统计学和父母反思功能得分之间的关系。本研究采用混合方法并行探索性研究设计来调查生活在南非亚历山德拉镇的黑人母亲群体中社会人口因素与父母反思功能之间的关系。研究发现，父母的反思功能与虐待披露和父亲在意想不到的方向上的参与之间存在关系。访谈记录和干预案例记录的定性分析强调了授权在参与者PRF得分中的潜在作用。研究结果强调了在研究和临床目的测量父母的反思功能时考虑权力动态和社会定位的影响的核心重要性。

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Infant Mental Health Journal PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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4.10

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期刊介绍： The Infant Mental Health Journal (IMHJ) is the official publication of the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) and the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) and is copyrighted by MI-AIMH. The Infant Mental Health Journal publishes peer-reviewed research articles, literature reviews, program descriptions/evaluations, theoretical/conceptual papers and brief reports (clinical case studies and novel pilot studies) that focus on early social and emotional development and characteristics that influence social-emotional development from relationship-based perspectives. Examples of such influences include attachment relationships, early relationship development, caregiver-infant interactions, infant and early childhood mental health services, contextual and cultural influences on infant/toddler/child and family development, including parental/caregiver psychosocial characteristics and attachment history, prenatal experiences, and biological characteristics in interaction with relational environments that promote optimal social-emotional development or place it at higher risk. Research published in IMHJ focuses on the prenatal-age 5 period and employs relationship-based perspectives in key research questions and interpretation and implications of findings.