Demers Isabelle, Bernier Annie, Tarabulsy George M, Provost Marc A
University of Montreal.
Université Laval.
Infant Ment Health J. 2010 Jan;31(1):94-112. doi: 10.1002/imhj.20244.
This article compares an expanded descriptive measure of maternal mind-mindedness to the original measure. We included assessments of the valence and richness of descriptions given by 106 mothers when asked to talk about their 18-month-old child (55 boys), in addition to assessing the proportion of mind-related descriptors. Contrary to previous findings, the proportion of mental descriptors was not associated with maternal sensitivity. However, the expanded measure revealed a significant positive link between positive mind-mindedness and maternal sensitivity, and between richness of the description and maternal sensitivity. We then investigated predictors of positive maternal mind-mindedness. Maternal state of mind regarding past attachment experiences, psychological adjustment, and perception of the child's temperament were considered. The findings revealed that attachment state of mind and parenting stress constitute independent predictors of positive mind-mindedness. These findings suggest that mind-mindedness is associated not only with parental state of mind but also to current factors related to parenthood.
本文将一种扩展的母亲心灵关注描述性测量方法与原始测量方法进行了比较。我们纳入了106位母亲在被要求谈论她们18个月大的孩子（55名男孩）时所给出描述的效价和丰富度评估，此外还评估了与心灵相关描述词的比例。与之前的研究结果相反，心理描述词的比例与母亲敏感性无关。然而，扩展后的测量方法揭示了积极的心灵关注与母亲敏感性之间以及描述丰富度与母亲敏感性之间存在显著的正相关。然后，我们研究了积极的母亲心灵关注的预测因素。考虑了母亲关于过去依恋经历的心理状态、心理调适以及对孩子气质的感知。研究结果表明，依恋心理状态和育儿压力是积极心灵关注的独立预测因素。这些发现表明，心灵关注不仅与父母的心理状态有关，还与当前与为人父母相关的因素有关。
