# The capacity for understanding mental states: The reflective self in parent and child and its significance for security of attachment

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-capacity-for-understanding-mental-states-the-reflective-self-in-parent-and/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Peter Fonagy,Miriam Steele,Howard Steele,George S. Moran,Anna Higgitt |
| Citations | 1,376 |
| DOI | 10.1002/1097-0355(199123)12:3<201::aid-imhj2280120307>3.0.co;2-7 |
| Fields | Psychology,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2120137417 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1991 |

## Paper authors

- [Peter Fonagy](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-fonagy/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Attachment and Relationship Dynamics](https://scholariq.org/topics/attachment-and-relationship-dynamics/)

## Paper topics

- [Attachment and Relationship Dynamics](https://scholariq.org/topics/attachment-and-relationship-dynamics/)
- [Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development](https://scholariq.org/topics/child-and-adolescent-psychosocial-and-emotional-development/)
- [Family Dynamics and Relationships](https://scholariq.org/topics/family-dynamics-and-relationships/)

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