Abstract

The Reflective Functioning Questionnaire for Youths (RFQY) is a self-report measure of reflective functioning (RF) also referred to as mentalizing. Lower levels of RF are characteristic of a wide range of mental disorders and are especially relevant in the assessment of personality pathology. The goal of the current study is to examine the psychometric properties of a Danish translation of the RFQY and to corroborate previous research on the measure’s ability to differentiate between adolescents with and without borderline personality disorder (BPD) features. 889 adolescents were administered the RFQY and divided into three subsamples: a community sample (n = 644), a clinical non-personality disorder sample (n = 64), and a BPD sample (n = 181). Construct validity was examined through bivariate correlations between RFQY and a dimensional assessment of borderline personality features. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) supported the utility of the RFQY to discriminate between adolescents with and without BPD features. Moreover, a two-factor structure based on previous research of the adult version of the RFQ was examined. A series of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses yielded a two-factor structure corroborating previous research. Implications for prevention, assessment, and treatment are discussed along with methodological limitations and suggestions for future research.

摘要

青少年反思功能问卷 (RFQY) 是反思功能 (RF) 的自我报告测量，也称为心智化。较低水平的 RF 是多种精神障碍的特征，并且与人格病理学的评估尤其相关。本研究的目的是检验 RFQY 丹麦语翻译的心理测量特性，并证实之前关于该测量方法区分具有和不具有边缘性人格障碍 (BPD) 特征的青少年的能力的研究。889 名青少年接受了 RFQY 并分为三个子样本：社区样本 (n = 644)、临床非人格障碍样本 (n = 64) 和 BPD 样本 (n = 181)。通过 RFQY 和边缘人格特征的维度评估之间的双变量相关性来检查结构效度。方差分析 (ANOVA) 支持 RFQY 区分具有 BPD 特征和不具有 BPD 特征的青少年的效用。此外，还检查了基于成人版询价的先前研究的双因素结构。一系列探索性和验证性因素分析得出了证实先前研究的双因素结构。讨论了预防、评估和治疗的意义以及方法学局限性和对未来研究的建议。对基于成人版询价的先前研究的双因素结构进行了检查。一系列探索性和验证性因素分析得出了证实先前研究的双因素结构。讨论了预防、评估和治疗的意义以及方法学局限性和对未来研究的建议。对基于成人版询价的先前研究的双因素结构进行了检查。一系列探索性和验证性因素分析得出了证实先前研究的双因素结构。讨论了预防、评估和治疗的意义以及方法学局限性和对未来研究的建议。