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The assessment of representational risk (ARR)

Development and psychometric properties of a new coding system for assessing risk in the parent–infant relationship

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ID11276271
AuthorsJaime Martínez (0000-0002-7164-1951, corresponding author), Michelle Sleed (0000-0002-2321-2116, Child Attachment and Psychological Therapies Research Unit (ChAPTRe) The Anna Freud Centre 4‐8 Rodney Street London N1 9JH UK), Sanna Isosävi (Traumacentre Finland Helsinki Finland), P Fonagy (0000-0003-0229-0091, Child Attachment and Psychological Therapies Research Unit (ChAPTRe) The Anna Freud Centre 4‐8 Rodney Street London N1 9JH UK)
Year2021
Volume42
Issue4
Pages529-545
Publication date2021-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInfant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/imhj.21932
OpenAlexW34105777
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited60

There are few clinically valid tools that can be used to assess potential parent–infant relational risk. This study describes the development and initial validation of the assessment of representational risk (ARR) coding system to be applied to the parent development interview (Slade, A., Aber, J. L., Bresgi, I., Berger, B., & Kaplan, M. (2004). The Parent Development Interview – Revised . Unpublished protocol. New York, NY: The City University of New York.) for assessing potential risk in caregivers’ representations of their infant, themselves as parents, and their relationship. The ARR was developed and validated in three samples in England. A review of the literature informed the selection of 10 items. It had a three‐factor structure that was used to inform subscales: hostile, helpless, and narcissistic caregiving representations. The subscales and total risk scores showed good criterion validity for discriminating between high and low risk samples and good concurrent validity with measures of parental psychopathology and parent–infant interaction. The ARR is a potentially valuable coding system for identifying risk in early attachment relationships

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