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Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. , samira.vakili@srbiau.ac.ir
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Background: Children are a vulnerable age group exposed to various psychological problems and clinical disorders. Research indicates that parental personality traits and cognitive characteristics, such as perfectionism, are linked to mental health issues in children.
Aims: The current study aimed to investigate the mediating role of parental control and difficulties in emotion regulation in the relationship between parental perfectionism and children's clinical disorders.
Methods: The present study employed a descriptive-correlational design and utilized structural equation modelling. The statistical population comprised parents of primary school children aged 7 to 11 who were enrolled in schools located in districts 2, 4, 7, and 15 of Tehran during the academic year 1401-1402. A total of 650 participants were selected voluntarily. The data collection tools included the Hill et al. Perfectionism Questionnaire (2004), the Campis et al. Parental Locus of Control Questionnaire (1986), the Gratz and Roemer Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Scale (2004), and the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (2015). Data analysis was conducted using the Pearson correlation method and structural equation modelling version.
Results: The results of the structural equation modelling revealed that the direct relationship between perfectionism and children's clinical disorders was not significant. Instead, there were significant indirect paths through parental control (p< 0.05) and difficulties in emotion regulation (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: This study's findings indicate that parental perfectionism alone may not cause clinical problems in children. However, when this trait is combined with vulnerability factors such as difficulty in emotion regulation and controlling behaviours, it can lead to clinical disorders in children.
Aims: The current study aimed to investigate the mediating role of parental control and difficulties in emotion regulation in the relationship between parental perfectionism and children's clinical disorders.
Methods: The present study employed a descriptive-correlational design and utilized structural equation modelling. The statistical population comprised parents of primary school children aged 7 to 11 who were enrolled in schools located in districts 2, 4, 7, and 15 of Tehran during the academic year 1401-1402. A total of 650 participants were selected voluntarily. The data collection tools included the Hill et al. Perfectionism Questionnaire (2004), the Campis et al. Parental Locus of Control Questionnaire (1986), the Gratz and Roemer Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Scale (2004), and the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (2015). Data analysis was conducted using the Pearson correlation method and structural equation modelling version.
Results: The results of the structural equation modelling revealed that the direct relationship between perfectionism and children's clinical disorders was not significant. Instead, there were significant indirect paths through parental control (p< 0.05) and difficulties in emotion regulation (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: This study's findings indicate that parental perfectionism alone may not cause clinical problems in children. However, when this trait is combined with vulnerability factors such as difficulty in emotion regulation and controlling behaviours, it can lead to clinical disorders in children.
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