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ArticleResearch on child and adolescent psychopathology2025

How Child's Attachment, Mentalizing, Mental Functioning, and Emerging Personality Interplay with Age Differences and Clinical Status?

Fabiola Bizzi, Marta Tironi, Federica Conte, Emanuela Brusadelli, Francesca Locati

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Fabiola BizziDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Genoa, Corso Podestà, 2, 16128, Genoa, Italy.
Marta TironiDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Genoa, Corso Podestà, 2, 16128, Genoa, Italy. marta.tironi@edu.unige.it.ORCID 0000-0003-0610-6650
Federica ConteDepartment of Psychology, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Emanuela BrusadelliSchool of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Francesca LocatiDepartment of Humanities, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.

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Abstract

Social cognition processes like mentalizing and mental functioning (i.e., specific psychological capacities underlying how individuals experience themselves and others, regulate emotions, form relationships, and manage internal conflicts) are crucial during development. Rooted in early attachment relationships, they contribute to determining the level of organization of an individual's personality. However, little is known about how these processes differ by age and clinical status, especially in middle childhood and early adolescence (aged 8-13). This study investigates (1) age-related differences in mentalizing, attachment, mental functioning, and personality organization, (2) the impact of internalizing and externalizing problems, assessed both by their parents and clinical providers, compared to non-clinical groups on these processes, and (3) the interaction between age and clinical status. The sample included 137 children and early adolescents, including non-clinical (N = 67, M

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MentalizationObject AttachmentPersonalityTheory of MindAdolescentAge FactorsChildFemaleHumansMaleAttachmentEarly adolescenceMentalizingMiddle childhoodPDM-2

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