Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.
Faculty of Nursing, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2024 Mar;68(4):427-438. doi: 10.1177/0306624X221110811. Epub 2022 Jul 14.
Reflective functioning is the process of reflecting on the thoughts and feelings of oneself and others and is foundational to healthy human relationships. The 54-item Reflective Function Questionnaire (RFQ) is a self-report measure that assesses reflective functioning, initially developed while studying individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) . The purpose of the present study was to translate the RFQ from English to Persian and evaluate its reliability and validity among Iranian prisoners. The sample of this study included 509 (455 men and 54 women) Iranian prisoners. Findings confirm the translated measure had acceptable face and content validity. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed two dimensions of certainty (RFQ-c) and uncertainty (RFQ-u) of reflective functioning. The correlation analysis showed positive relationships between the dimensions of the RFQ and the borderline personality symptoms questionnaire and the emotional dissatisfaction questionnaire. Correlation analysis also showed negative associations between the dimensions of the RFQ and the Toronto Basic Empathy Scale (BES) and the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS) questionnaire, confirming the concurrent validity of the RFQ. The Cronbach's alphas of the RFQ-c and RFQ-u subscales were .69 and .7 respectively, which demonstrated relatively acceptable internal consistency. The results of the analysis demonstrated that the translated RFQ had desirable psychometric properties for evaluating reflective function among Iranian prisoners.
反思功能是一种反思自己和他人的思想和感受的过程，是健康人际关系的基础。54 项反思功能问卷（RFQ）是一种自我报告的衡量标准，用于评估反思功能，最初是在研究边缘型人格障碍（BPD）个体时开发的。本研究的目的是将 RFQ 从英语翻译成波斯语，并评估其在伊朗囚犯中的信度和效度。本研究的样本包括 509 名（455 名男性和 54 名女性）伊朗囚犯。研究结果证实，经翻译的测量工具具有可接受的表面和内容效度。验证性因素分析（CFA）证实了反思功能的确定性（RFQ-c）和不确定性（RFQ-u）两个维度。相关分析显示，RFQ 的维度与边缘型人格症状问卷和情绪不满问卷之间存在正相关关系。相关分析还显示，RFQ 的维度与多伦多基本同理心量表（BES）和肯塔基正念技能问卷（KIMS）之间存在负相关关系，这证实了 RFQ 的同时效度。RFQ-c 和 RFQ-u 分量表的克朗巴赫 α 系数分别为.69 和.7，这表明内部一致性相对可接受。分析结果表明，经翻译的 RFQ 具有评估伊朗囚犯反思功能的理想心理计量学特性。
