Children's responses to trauma depend on their psychological capacities. Given the importance of maternal reflective functioning in the formation of these psychological capacities, this research aims to investigate the mediating role of the mother-child relationship in the relationship between maternal reflective functioning and child emotional expression in trauma conditions. For this descriptive study, 74 mothers with children aged 4-8 years completed the Mother-Child Relationship Evaluation (MCRE) and the Parental Reflective Function Questionnaire (PRFQ) during the Covid-19 pandemic. To measure the children's emotional expression, the components of their drawings (depression, anxiety and excitability) were used. The results showed that despite the fit of the model, none of the indirect effects were significant (P>0.05). Direct effects showed that maternal prementalization was significantly related to the dysfunctional mother-child relationship and the child's emotional expression. In addition, interest and curiosity about the child's mental state were also related to the dysfunctional mother-child relationship (P<0.05). It seems that the mother's reflective functioning plays an important role in predicting the child's emotional expression in trauma situations. However, more research is needed to explain these relationships.
Shahamat Dehsorkh, F., & Hashemi Yazdi, M. (2024). Maternal Reflective Functioning and Child Emotional Expression in Trauma Situations: The Mediating Role of the Mother-Child Relationship. Recent Innovations in Psychology, 1(2), -. doi: 10.22034/rip.2024.193937
MLA
Fatemeh Shahamat Dehsorkh; Marjan Hashemi Yazdi. "Maternal Reflective Functioning and Child Emotional Expression in Trauma Situations: The Mediating Role of the Mother-Child Relationship". Recent Innovations in Psychology, 1, 2, 2024, -. doi: 10.22034/rip.2024.193937
HARVARD
Shahamat Dehsorkh, F., Hashemi Yazdi, M. (2024). 'Maternal Reflective Functioning and Child Emotional Expression in Trauma Situations: The Mediating Role of the Mother-Child Relationship', Recent Innovations in Psychology, 1(2), pp. -. doi: 10.22034/rip.2024.193937
VANCOUVER
Shahamat Dehsorkh, F., Hashemi Yazdi, M. Maternal Reflective Functioning and Child Emotional Expression in Trauma Situations: The Mediating Role of the Mother-Child Relationship. Recent Innovations in Psychology, 2024; 1(2): -. doi: 10.22034/rip.2024.193937
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