Background There is preliminary evidence that childhood emotional abuse (CEA) is a risk
factor for adolescent mentalizing difficulties (Uncertainty/Confusion about mental states) and …

Introduction Mentalization or reflective functioning (RF) is the capacity to interpret oneself or
the others in terms of internal mental states. Its failures have been linked to several mental …

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is associated with therapeutic pessimism among
health professionals. Several variables are associated with obstacles in therapist's …

Violent behavior and suicidal ideation are two major public health problems, with the former
representing outward attack and the latter characterizing inward attack. The effects of …

Background Childhood maltreatment (CM) is a well-established risk factor for depression
and increased suicide risk. This study aimed to investigate the distinctive mechanisms of …

Childhood maltreatment is theorized as impeding the development of reflective functioning
(RF; ability to perceive and interpret oneself and others in terms of mental states). However …

Rationale Emotional maltreatment and bullying (including both bullying perpetration and
bullying victimization) are two prevalent and highly related problems among children and …

This study aims to validate the Greek version of the 54-item Reflective Functioning
Questionnaire (RFQ), a measure designed to assess an individual's capacity for …

Background: Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a significant risk factor with consistently
demonstrated negative implications for satisfaction with adult romantic relationships. Yet …

Although a previous study has shown that childhood trauma influences malevolent creativity,
aggression and psychological resilience have been linked with childhood trauma and …