Mothers' insightfulness regarding their children's internal worlds: The capacity underlying secure child–mother relationships

摘要: This article introduces a new method to assess mothers' insightfulness regarding their children's inner world. Maternal involves the capacity see things from child's point of view, and is based on insight into motives, complex view child, openness information about child. Insightfulness seen as underlying positive parenting providing context for secure child–parent attachment. In assessment mothers video segments interactions with children are subsequently interviewed own thoughts feelings during segments. describes how maternal interviews coded provides vignettes both insightful noninsightful mothers. Empirical findings supporting validity reviewed, implications development discussed. ©2002 Michigan Association Infant Mental Health.