Gori Alessio, Arcioni Alessandro, Topino Eleonora, Craparo Giuseppe, Lauro Grotto Rosapia
Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Via di San Salvi 12, pad. 26, 50135 Firenze, Italy.
Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (Psychology Section), University of Florence, 50121 Firenze, Italy.
J Pers Med. 2021 Apr 15;11(4):305. doi: 10.3390/jpm11040305.
This research consists of two studies which aimed to: (1) evaluate the psychometric properties of a new self-report measure for the assessment of mentalizing, the Multidimensional Mentalizing Questionnaire (MMQ); and (2) investigate the ability of the instrument to discriminate between community and clinical populations. A sample of 349 participants (19% male, 81% female; = 38.6, = 15.3) filled in the MMQ and other self-report measures, in order to assess the factor structure, reliability and some aspects of construct validity of the measure. Then, a clinical sample ( = 46; 52% male and 48% female; = 33.33, = 12.257) and a community one ( = 50; 42% male and 58% female; = 38.86, = 16.008) filled in the MMQ, to assess its clinical sensitivity. The factorial analysis identified six principal dimensions of the measure: reflexivity, ego-strength, relational attunement, relational discomfort, distrust, and emotional dyscontrol. The MMQ showed satisfactory psychometric properties and a theoretically relevant factor structure. Furthermore, significantly greater impairment in mentalizing was found in the clinical sample in respect of the community one. The findings are discussed in terms of clinical implications, emphasizing the usefulness of the MMQ in both research and clinical practice.
（1）评估一种用于心智化评估的新的自我报告量表——多维心智化问卷（MMQ）的心理测量特性；以及（2）研究该工具区分社区人群和临床人群的能力。349名参与者（19%为男性，81%为女性；平均年龄=38.6岁，标准差=15.3）填写了MMQ及其他自我报告量表，以评估该量表的因子结构、信度和结构效度的某些方面。然后，一个临床样本（n=46；52%为男性，48%为女性；平均年龄=33.33岁，标准差=12.257）和一个社区样本（n=50；42%为男性，58%为女性；平均年龄=38.86岁，标准差=16.008）填写了MMQ，以评估其临床敏感性。因子分析确定了该量表的六个主要维度：反思性、自我力量、关系协调、关系不适、不信任和情绪失控。MMQ显示出令人满意的心理测量特性和理论上相关的因子结构。此外，临床样本中心智化的损害明显大于社区样本。研究结果从临床意义方面进行了讨论，强调了MMQ在研究和临床实践中的有用性。
