Mentalizing is the capacity to understand others and oneself in terms of internal mental
states. It is assumed to be underpinned by four dimensions: automatic–controlled, internally …

Executive function and metacognition are higher-order cognitive processes that undergo
steady improvements throughout childhood. They are highly relevant to daily functioning in …

The study of basic psychological needs has witnessed a strong revival, in part spurred by
Basic Psychological Need Theory (BPNT), one of the six mini-theories within Self …

Self-determination theory is a broad and widely applied theory of motivation, personality
development, and wellness. The theory began with a narrow focus on intrinsic motivation but …

Reflective functioning or mentalizing is the capacity to interpret both the self and others in
terms of internal mental states such as feelings, wishes, goals, desires, and attitudes. This …

This paper reports on three studies on the development and validation of the Parental
Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ), a brief, multidimensional self-report measure …

" The Evidence Base for How We Learn: Supporting Students' Social, Emotional, and
Academic Development" articulates the scientific consensus regarding how people learn …

OBJECTIVE: To synthesize results of observational studies examining parenting behavior
and early childhood language in typically developing samples. DATA SOURCES: Searches …

Theoretical perspectives posit that heart-rate variability (HRV) reflects self-regulatory
capacity and therefore can be employed as a bio-marker of top-down self-regulation (the …

Grounded in self-determination theory's (SDT; Ryan & Deci, 2017) organismic perspective,
we present a process view of integrative emotion regulation. SDT describes three general …