The role of emotional dyslexia and parents' conflict resolution style in children's psychosomatic manifestations by mediating the quality of parent-child relationship: a causal model
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زهرا محسنی حبیب آبادی
1
,
fariborz sedigh arfaee
2
,
asghar jafari
3
1 - Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran
2 - Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran
3 - Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran
Keywords: alexithymia, conflict resolution style, psychosomatic. parent-child relationship,
Abstract :
Psychosomatic disorders refer to physical symptoms caused by psychological causes. Considering the increase in the prevalence of psychosomatic symptoms in childhood and adolescence, it is important to investigate the underlying factors of this issue. The purpose of this study is to explain the role of alexithymia and parents' conflict resolution style in children's psychosomatic disorders by mediating the quality of the parent-child relationship. In this descriptive-correlational study, 120 parents of children with at least one psychosomatic disorder were selected using the available sampling method, and the Toronto Ataxia Questionnaire, Rahim's conflict resolution style, Pianta's parent-child relationship, and Takata's psychosomatic complaints completed the collected data were analyzed by SPSS and smartPLS software. According to the results of the research on emotional dyslexia, parents' conflict resolution style and the quality of the child's parent relationship have a significant relationship directly with the children's psychosomatic manifestations. Also, emotional dyslexia and parents' conflict resolution style have a significant relationship with children's psychosomatic manifestations indirectly and by mediating the quality of parent-child relationship (P<0.50). The structural model of the role of alexithymia and parents' conflict resolution style in children's psychosomatic manifestations with the mediation of parent-child relationship quality had a good fit, and the mediator's role in the model was confirmed. In general, the family environment and parents' characteristics, including emotional ataxia, how to resolve conflicts, and the quality of the parent-child relationship play a role in children's psychosomatic disorders.
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