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Associate professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. , mmoghadasin@khu.ac.ir
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Background: The development of adaptive skills in children plays a key role in their psychological and social well-being. Parental psychological characteristics, mainly psychological flexibility, can significantly influence how parents interact with their children and, as a result, the development of these skills. Furthermore, parental control, as a mediating factor, may affect how these skills are formed. A deeper understanding of the relationships between these variables can help clarify the factors that influence the development of children's adaptive skills.
Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the role of parental psychological flexibility in children's adaptive skills and to explain the mediating role of parental control in this relationship.
Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted using structural equation modeling. The statistical population included parents of primary school children aged 7 to 11 years in Tehran during the 2022-2023 academic year. A total of 650 parents were voluntarily selected from districts 2, 4, 7, and 15. The research tools included the Parental Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (Green et al., 2015), the Parental Locus of Control Scale (Campis et al., 1986), and the Reynolds and Kamphaus Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (2015). Data were analyzed using SPSS-27 and AMOS-29.
Results: The results of structural equation modeling showed that parental psychological flexibility had a significant positive relationship with children's adaptive skills (β = 0.450, p < 0.05). Additionally, parental psychological flexibility indirectly influenced children's adaptive skills through the reduction of parental control (β = 0.048, p < 0.05).
Conclusion: The findings emphasize the critical role of parental psychological flexibility in enhancing children's adaptive skills. Psychological interventions designed to increase parental flexibility and reduce controlling parenting styles can significantly improve children's adaptive outcomes.
Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the role of parental psychological flexibility in children's adaptive skills and to explain the mediating role of parental control in this relationship.
Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted using structural equation modeling. The statistical population included parents of primary school children aged 7 to 11 years in Tehran during the 2022-2023 academic year. A total of 650 parents were voluntarily selected from districts 2, 4, 7, and 15. The research tools included the Parental Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (Green et al., 2015), the Parental Locus of Control Scale (Campis et al., 1986), and the Reynolds and Kamphaus Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (2015). Data were analyzed using SPSS-27 and AMOS-29.
Results: The results of structural equation modeling showed that parental psychological flexibility had a significant positive relationship with children's adaptive skills (β = 0.450, p < 0.05). Additionally, parental psychological flexibility indirectly influenced children's adaptive skills through the reduction of parental control (β = 0.048, p < 0.05).
Conclusion: The findings emphasize the critical role of parental psychological flexibility in enhancing children's adaptive skills. Psychological interventions designed to increase parental flexibility and reduce controlling parenting styles can significantly improve children's adaptive outcomes.
Keywords: Psychological flexibility, Adaptive skills, Parental control, Parenting, Structural equation modeling
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