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ArticleInfant mental health journal2025

Profiles of parental reflective functioning and mind-mindedness in first-time parents of 4-month-old infants.

Eva Back Madsen, Ida Egmose, Anne Christine Stuart, Marianne Thode Krogh, Tina Wahl Haase, Karen-Inge Karstoft, Mette Skovgaard Væver

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Eva Back MadsenDepartment of Psychology, Center for Early Intervention and Family Studies, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1918-2492
Ida EgmoseDepartment of Psychology, Center for Early Intervention and Family Studies, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1157-6828
Anne Christine StuartDepartment of Psychology, Center for Early Intervention and Family Studies, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3829-9995
Marianne Thode KroghDepartment of Psychology, Center for Early Intervention and Family Studies, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8872-3243
Tina Wahl HaaseDepartment of Psychology, Center for Early Intervention and Family Studies, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5550-2135
Karen-Inge KarstoftDepartment of Psychology, Center for Early Intervention and Family Studies, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9234-9784
Mette Skovgaard VæverDepartment of Psychology, Center for Early Intervention and Family Studies, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9675-3423

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Nordea-fonden 02-2018-0329
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Abstract

Profiles of parental reflective functioning (PRF) may offer valuable insights into individual differences in PRF. Previous studies have identified PRF profiles; however, further validation is needed. This study aimed to investigate the convergent validity of the identified PRF profiles by examining their association with a related measure of parental mentalization: representational mind-mindedness. Participants were 1168 first-time mothers and 490 fathers living in Denmark. In an online survey, parents reported on the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire-Infant Version and described their 4-month-old infant in a free-text field, which was subsequently coded for the frequency of mental attributes used to describe the infant, indicating representational mind-mindedness. Results support previous findings indicating potential at-risk and typical PRF profiles, supporting the convergent validity of these profiles. Results showed that mothers in the High Pre-Mentalizing profile reported the lowest levels of representational mind-mindedness compared to the other maternal profiles. For fathers, members of Moderate Interest reported lower levels of representational mind-mindedness compared to Moderately Low Certainty and Moderately High Certainty. The current study extends previous work by showing evidence of convergent validity of the PRF profiles, yet further research is still needed to examine the profiles' generalizability and associations with observed infant and parent outcomes.

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FathersMentalizationMothersParentsAdultDenmarkFemaleHumansInfantMaleSurveys and Questionnairesanálisis de perfil latenteanalyse de profil latentatención mental a las representacionesconvergent validityelterliche MentalisierungElterliche ReflexionsfähigkeitFonctionnement parental réfléchifuncionamiento con reflexión del progenitorkonvergente Validitätlatente Profilanalyselatent profile analysismentalisation parentalementalización del progenitororientation mentale représentationnelleparental mentalizationparental reflective functioningrepräsentationale Mind‐Mindednessrepresentational mind‐mindednessvalidez convergentevalidité convergenteالأداء التأملي للوالدين، تحليل الأنماط الكامنة، الوعي الذهني التمثيلي، التمثيل العقلي للوالدين، الصلاحية التقاربية父母反思功能, 潜在特征分析, 表征性心理心智化, 父母心智化, 聚合效度

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