The German Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire: Investigation of its psychometric properties

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00028990

Enrollment

400

Registered

2022-05-06

Start date

2022-05-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

parental reflective functioning

Interventions

Group 1: The online survey consists of two points of measurement. At the first point of measurement T1, the German Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ

Luyten et al., 2017), the general ability to mentalise (CAMS-Q

Müller et al., 2021), empathic capacity (SPF

Paulus, 2009), quality of the parent-child relationship (MEK

Müller & Achtergarde, 2018), attachment in adulthood (ECR-RD

Ehrenthal et al., 2008), psychological distress (SCL

Franke, 2014) and parental stress (EBI

Tröster, 2010) are collected. At the second point of measurement after six weeks, the German PRFQ and the quality of the parent-child relationship (MEK) are assessed again.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: at least one child between 0 to 5 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no exlusion criterias defined

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Parental reflective functioning (PRFQ) Parental reflective functioning (PRFQ, re-test after 6 weeks)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
General ability to mentalise (CMAS-Q), empathic capacity (SPF), Parental Stress (EBI), Attachment in Adulthood (ECR-RD), Parent-child relationship (MEK), Psychological distress (SCL-90-S)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactCarla Ellinghaus

International Psychoanalytic University Berlin (IPU)

umfrage.prfq@ipu-berlin.de+4930 300117-757

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026