October 15, 2025PsihologijaOpen Access

Explaining parental reflective functioning in the context of attachment: Roles of general reflective functioning, perceived marital quality, and child temperament

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Study reveals parental reflective functioning is influenced by attachment, marital quality, and child temperament.

Mothers' prementalizing was predicted by attachment anxiety and difficult child temperament, especially hyperactivity.
Lower attachment anxiety and higher marital quality predicted mothers' certainty about their child's mental states.
Child frustration negatively impacted mothers' understanding of their child's mental states and emotions.
Results highlight the significance of parenting interventions to enhance parental reflective functioning.

Radev et al. (2025) studied this question.

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