Table 6.
Correlations between mentalization profiles and prementalizing modes, attachment, emotion regulation, and empathy.
| “E” profile | “CAO” profile | “ASA” profile | “CSA” profile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMS | ||||
| Excessive certainty | −0.271*** | 0.019 | 0.195* | −0.002 |
| Concrete comprehension | −0.443*** | 0.157 | 0.271*** | −0.064 |
| Good mentalization | 0.542*** | −0.114 | −0.218** | 0.173* |
| Teleological thought | −0.445*** | 0.111 | 0.212** | 0.073 |
| Intrusive pseudomentalization | −0.359*** | 0.206** | 0.157 | −0.042 |
| AAQ | ||||
| Secure | 0.581*** | −0.118* | −0.182* | −0.192* |
| Insecure dismissing | −0.397*** | 0.093 | 0.073 | 0.224** |
| Insecure preoccupied | −0.229** | −0.021 | 0.243** | −0.076 |
| Disorganized | −0.339*** | 0.076 | 0.254*** | −0.071 |
| DERS | ||||
| Non–acceptance | −0.048 | −0.229** | 0.236** | −0.058 |
| Goals | −0.057 | −0.150 | 0.159 | −0.016 |
| Strategies | −0.161 | −0.061 | 0.255** | −0.126 |
| Impulse | −0.054 | −0.046 | 0.294*** | −0.319*** |
| Clarity | −0.117 | 0.025 | 0.127 | −0.077 |
| Awareness | −0.169* | 0.018 | 0.173* | −0.082 |
| RFQ | ||||
| Uncertainty | −0.135 | −0.091 | 0.250** | −0.118 |
| Certainty | 0.091 | 0.042 | −0.174* | 0.108 |
| BES | ||||
| Affective empathy | 0.093 | −0.004 | 0.036 | −0.155 |
| Cognitive empathy | 0.177* | −0.109 | −0.032 | −0.041 |
| IRI | ||||
| Fantasy | 0.171* | −0.137** | 0.108 | −0.108 |
| Empathic concern | 0.091 | −0.071 | 0.173* | −0.280*** |
| Perspective taking | 0.194* | −0.203* | −0.023 | 0.023 |
| Personal distress | −0.064 | 0.035 | 0.134 | −0.158 |
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01,
***
p < 0.001.
MIS, Mentalization Imbalances Scale; AAQ, Adult Attachment Questionnaire; MMS, Modes of Mentalization Scale; DERS, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; RFQ, Reflective Functioning Questionnaire; BES, Basic Empathy Scale; IRI, Interpersonal Reactivity Index.