Impairments in mothers' reflective function (RF), the ability to imagine the mental states of the self and others, underlies maladaptive parenting strategies, which have been associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The current study evaluated the association between mother's RF and adolescents' BPD and the mediating role of a range of parenting behaviors. Five hundred and thirty-one inpatient adolescents and their mothers participated in the current study. A multimethod assessment of BPD was used alongside mothers' self-reported quality of RF. Children completed three questionnaires about maternal parenting behaviors. There was no direct relation between mother's RF capacity and adolescents' BPD. However, mothers' adaptive certainty about mental states related to less severe BPD in adolescents, specifically through decreases in inconsistent punishment. Mothers' RF capacity predicted various parenting behaviors, which was associated with adolescents' BPD severity. Implications of findings for early intervention and prevention are discussed.

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测试母亲的一般反射功能能力与青少年边缘人格特征之间的联系：将父母的养育行为视为一种潜在的机制。

母亲的反射功能（RF）受损，无法想象自己和他人的心理状态的能力，是适应不良的育儿策略的基础，该策略已与边缘性人格障碍（BPD）相关。当前的研究评估了母亲的RF和青少年的BPD与一系列育儿行为的中介作用之间的关联。513名住院青少年和他们的母亲参加了本研究。BPD的多方法评估与母亲自我报告的RF质量一起使用。孩子们完成了三份有关孕产妇养育行为的问卷。母亲的RF能力与青少年的BPD没有直接关系。但是，母亲对与青少年BPD降低程度较轻有关的精神状态的适应性确定性，特别是通过减少不一致的惩罚。母亲的RF能力预示了各种育儿行为，这与青少年的BPD严重程度有关。讨论了发现对早期干预和预防的意义。