The Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire: Adaptation for the Russian-Speaking Sample

Abstract

Since parental reflective functioning is important for the upbringing and development of children, it attracts the attention of psychologists around the world and needs to be studied. To measure it, the Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ) is worked out, which is adapted and widely used in different countries, its psychometric properties were tested and interesting results were obtained. However, this questionnaire has not been adapted in Russia yet. That is why this research is aimed at adapting PRFQ for Russian-speaking sample, to testing its factor structure and psychometric properties. Data was collected from an online survey (2022-2023). The forms were filled out by 205 parents (38% of fathers) of children aged from 1 to 13 years. For all respondents, the survey included a socio-demographic questions and the PRFQ; 99 parents additionally completed the Questionnaire of Emotional Relations in Family (E. Zakharova), the Parental Attitude Questionnaire (A. Varga & V. Stolin) and the Parental Anxiety Scale (A. Prikhozhan). Factor analysis confirmed the three-factor structure of the PRFQ. Confirmatory factor analysis showed good correspondence with the data. The internal consistency of the PRFQ scales and emotional attitude towards the child, parental attitude and parental anxiety confirm the external validity of the questionnaire. The Parental Reflexive Functioning Questionnaire is a reliable, internally consistent and valid tool. Keywords. Parent Reflective Functioning, PRF, Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire, PRFQ, parental attitude.