Mentalization is the ability to understand one’s own and others’ behaviors in terms of mental states and has recently been linked to epistemic trust, namely the ability to acquire knowledge from others. Recently, these constructs have been found to protect the adolescent individual from the risk of emotion dysregulation, which is notoriously involved in externalizing problems. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate whether there is an association between epistemic trust and mentalizing abilities, and how this can influence the emergence of externalizing problems. Thus, 132 nonclinical adolescents (Mage = 15.96, SD = 1.70; Female 46%), completed a self-report test battery which included the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire for Youth, the Inventory of Parents and Peer Attachment, and the Youth Self-Report. Results from the regression models show that the ability to mentalize and adequate epistemic trust may play a protective role from the risk of developing externalizing problems. Although these preliminary results significantly contribute to a recent research area that is increasingly getting attention, further studies are needed to deeper understand how these constructs are associated.

Parolin, L., Bonfiglio, A., Locati, F., Milesi, A. (2023). Mentalization, epistemic trust and externalizing problem in adolescence [MENTALIZZAZIONE, FIDUCIA EPISTEMICA E DISTURBI ESTERNALIZZANTI IN ADOLESCENZA]. GIORNALE ITALIANO DI PSICOLOGIA, 50(3), 501-519 [10.1421/108217].

Mentalization, epistemic trust and externalizing problem in adolescence [MENTALIZZAZIONE, FIDUCIA EPISTEMICA E DISTURBI ESTERNALIZZANTI IN ADOLESCENZA]

Parolin L.;Locati F.;Milesi A.
2023

Abstract

Mentalization is the ability to understand one’s own and others’ behaviors in terms of mental states and has recently been linked to epistemic trust, namely the ability to acquire knowledge from others. Recently, these constructs have been found to protect the adolescent individual from the risk of emotion dysregulation, which is notoriously involved in externalizing problems. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate whether there is an association between epistemic trust and mentalizing abilities, and how this can influence the emergence of externalizing problems. Thus, 132 nonclinical adolescents (Mage = 15.96, SD = 1.70; Female 46%), completed a self-report test battery which included the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire for Youth, the Inventory of Parents and Peer Attachment, and the Youth Self-Report. Results from the regression models show that the ability to mentalize and adequate epistemic trust may play a protective role from the risk of developing externalizing problems. Although these preliminary results significantly contribute to a recent research area that is increasingly getting attention, further studies are needed to deeper understand how these constructs are associated.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
adolescence; epistemic trust; externalizing problems; Mentalization;
Italian
2023
50
3
501
519
none
Parolin, L., Bonfiglio, A., Locati, F., Milesi, A. (2023). Mentalization, epistemic trust and externalizing problem in adolescence [MENTALIZZAZIONE, FIDUCIA EPISTEMICA E DISTURBI ESTERNALIZZANTI IN ADOLESCENZA]. GIORNALE ITALIANO DI PSICOLOGIA, 50(3), 501-519 [10.1421/108217].
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/10281/466731
Citazioni
  • Scopus 0
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
Social impact