Mentalization in 8 to 11-year-Old Iranian Children: A Qualitative Analysis

Masoumeh Zandpour, Fabiola Bizzi, Dilara Hasdemir, Francesca Locati, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Department of Educational Science, University of Genoa, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Humanities, University of Pavia

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Published online on November 24, 2025

Abstract

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 914-926, July 2026.
IntroductionMentalization is one’s ability to understand and predict one’s own mental states and those of others. It is an important developmental capacity that fosters emotional and social functioning. Mentalization research in Iran has recently received ...