Parental reflective functioning affects sensitivity to distress in mothers with postpartum depression KU Leuven
© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Parental reflective functioning (PRF) refers to the capacity of caregivers to reflect upon their children’s internal mental states and intentions, which is seen as crucial for parental sensitivity, defined as the adequate behavioral response to an infant’s signals. In this study, the effect of maternal PRF on sensitivity during the mother–infant interaction was examined in a ...