The parental reflective functioning questionnaire: Infant version in fathers of infants and association with paternal postpartum mental health

The parents’ capacity to reflect upon the psychological processes in their child, termed parental reflective functioning (PRF) can be impaired by parental mental health problems. The present study aimed to investigate the factor structure of an infant version of the Parental Reflective Functioning Q...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infant mental health journal 2022-11, Vol.43 (6), p.921-937
Hauptverfasser: Wendelboe, Katrine Isabella, Nielsen, Johanne Smith, Stuart, Anne Christine, Væver, Mette Skovgaard
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The parents’ capacity to reflect upon the psychological processes in their child, termed parental reflective functioning (PRF) can be impaired by parental mental health problems. The present study aimed to investigate the factor structure of an infant version of the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ‐I) in a low‐risk sample of 259 Danish fathers of 1–11‐month‐old infants to investigate measurement invariance of the PRFQ‐I between fathers and mothers; and to examine the association between PRF and paternal depressive symptoms, psychological distress, and parenting stress. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a three‐factor model of the PRFQ‐I. Multi‐group factor analysis indicated partial measurement invariance. Multiple linear regressions showed that paternal depressive symptoms were not associated with PRF. There was an interaction effect of paternal depressive symptoms and general psychological distress on paternal interest and curiosity in their infant's mental state and certainty of infant mental state. Increased parenting stress was associated with impaired PRF on all three subscales of the PRFQ‐I. These results provide further evidence for a multidimensional, brief assessment of paternal reflective skills and insight into how variability in paternal psychological functioning relates to impaired PRF in the postpartum period. La capacidad de los progenitores de reflexionar sobre los procesos sicológicos en sus niños, a lo cual se le denomina funcionamiento reflexivo de los progenitores (PRF), puede ser debilitado por los problemas de salud mental de los progenitores. El presente estudio se propuso investigar la estructura de factores de una versión infantil del Cuestionario de Funcionamiento Reflexivo de los Progenitores (PRFQ‐I) en un grupo muestra de bajo riesgo de 259 papás daneses de infantes de 1–11 meses de nacidos para investigar la invariabilidad de las medidas del PRFO‐I entre papás y mamás; y para examinar la asociación entre PRF y los síntomas depresivos paternos, la angustia sicológica y el estrés de crianza. Los confirmatorios análisis de factores apoyaron un modelo de tres factores del PRFQ‐I. Los análisis de factores de multigrupos indicaron la parcial invariabilidad de las medidas. Regresiones múltiples lineales mostraron que los síntomas depresivos paternos no estaban asociados con PRF. Se dio un efecto de interacción de los síntomas depresivos paternos y la angustia sicológica general sobre el interés y la curiosida
ISSN:0163-9641
1097-0355
DOI:10.1002/imhj.22023