A theoretical model of mindful parenting has the potential to succinctly summarise its various change processes. The primary aim of this study was to investigate some of the change processes associated with mindful parenting, namely, the affect regulation, somatic and social change processes. A secondary aim was to verify whether clinical insights are consistent with the change processes identified in a systematic review of mindful parenting. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse semi-structured interviews with four Australian clinicians delivering Mindful Parenting (MP) programs. The clinicians had extensive personal meditation practice. This qualitative study is part of a mixed methods study, which commenced with a quantitative systematic review. Six higher-order themes identified as change processes included reflective functioning, attachment, cognitive, affective, somatic and social change processes. The anchor is a new theoretical model summarising the change processes associated with mindful parenting. The mother portrayed as the extended nervous system for the infant is a neologism that also has not been previously mentioned in the literature. Given the limitations with the small sample and potential bias with interpretation, the anchor is a starting point to developing a theoretical model of mindful parenting. Future research with larger sample sizes and objective measures is needed to confirm whether the anchor is a reasonable summary of the change processes.

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扩展的神经系统：影响与正念父母相关的调节，躯体和社会变化过程

正确的养育子女的理论模型有可能简要总结其各种变化过程。这项研究的主要目的是研究与正念养育有关的一些变化过程，即情感调节，躯体和社会变化过程。第二个目的是验证临床见解是否与对正念父母的系统评价中确定的变化过程相一致。解释性现象学分析（IPA）用于分析与四名提供正念养育（MP）计划的澳大利亚临床医生的半结构式访谈。临床医生进行了广泛的个人冥想练习。该定性研究是混合方法研究的一部分，该研究始于定量的系统评价。被确定为变革过程的六个更高阶主题包括反思功能，依恋，认知，情感，躯体和社会变革过程。锚点是一个新的理论模型，总结了与正念父母育儿相关的变化过程。母亲被描绘为婴儿的神经系统扩展是一种新词，以前在文献中也没有提到过。考虑到样本量少的局限性和解释上的潜在偏差，锚点是建立正念父母养育理论模型的起点。需要进行更大样本量和客观测量的未来研究，以确认锚点是否是变更过程的合理总结。锚点是一个新的理论模型，总结了与正念父母育儿相关的变化过程。母亲被描绘为婴儿的神经系统扩展是一种新词，以前在文献中也没有提到过。考虑到样本量少的局限性和解释上的潜在偏差，锚点是建立正念父母养育理论模型的起点。需要进行更大样本量和客观测量的未来研究，以确认锚点是否是变更过程的合理总结。锚点是一个新的理论模型，总结了与正念父母育儿相关的变化过程。母亲被描绘为婴儿的神经系统扩展是一种新词，以前在文献中也没有提到过。考虑到样本量少的局限性和解释上的潜在偏差，锚点是建立正念父母养育理论模型的起点。需要进行更大样本量和客观测量的未来研究，以确认锚点是否是变更过程的合理总结。考虑到样本量少的局限性和解释上的潜在偏差，锚点是建立正念父母养育理论模型的起点。需要进行更大样本量和客观测量的未来研究，以确认锚点是否是变更过程的合理总结。考虑到样本量少的局限性和解释上的潜在偏差，锚点是建立正念父母养育理论模型的起点。需要进行更大样本量和客观测量的未来研究，以确认锚点是否是变更过程的合理总结。