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Mirzaei Jahed A, vakili S, moghadasin M, nasrolahi B, Molanorouzi K. (2025). The Mediating Role of Parents’ Difficulties With Emotion Regulation in the Relationship Between Parental Psychological Flexibility and Children’s Clinical Disorders. Journal of Childhood Health and Education. 6(3), 462-479. doi:10.32598/JECHE.6.3.372.1
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Atefeh Mirzaei Jahed1 
, Samira Vakili *2 , Maryam Moghadasin3 , Bita Nasrolahi4 , Keyvan Molanorouzi5
, Samira Vakili *2 , Maryam Moghadasin3 , Bita Nasrolahi4 , Keyvan Molanorouzi5
1- Department of Psychology, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
4- Department of General Psychology, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
5- Department of Sport science, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
4- Department of General Psychology, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
5- Department of Sport science, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Background and Aim The current study aimed to explore the mediating role of parents’ difficulties with emotion regulation (DER) in the relationship between parental psychological flexibility (PPF) and children's clinical disorders. Parental psychological flexibility (PPF) is increasingly recognized as a key factor influencing children's mental health, with lower flexibility linked to increased behavioral and emotional problems in children. Difficulties in parents' emotion regulation (DER) may exacerbate this association by hindering adaptive parenting responses.
Research Methods This is a descriptive-correlational study using the structural equation modeling (SEM). Participants were 650 parents of children aged 7-11 years who were enrolled from elementary schools in Tehran, Iran, in 2022-2023. A total of 650 parents via convenience sampling. The data collection tools included (PAQ), the difficulty in emotion regulation scale (DERS), and the parent rating scales for children (PRS-C) form of the behavior assessment system for children-third edition (BASC-3). Pearson’s correlation test and SEM were used for data analysis.
Results The direct path between PPF and children's clinical disorders was significant (β =–0.442, P=0.001). The direct path between DER and children's clinical disorders was also significant (β=0.254, P=0.001). The direct path between PPF and DER was also significant (β=–0.539, P=0.001). The indirect effect of PPF on children's clinical disorders through DER was significant (β=–0.137, P=0.001).
Conclusion Based on the findings, low PPF is associated with increased clinical disorders in children, and parental DER mediate this relationship. These results highlight the key role of PPF in explaining children's clinical problems and underscore the importance of considering parents' emotional regulation abilities in studies related to children's mental health.
Research Methods This is a descriptive-correlational study using the structural equation modeling (SEM). Participants were 650 parents of children aged 7-11 years who were enrolled from elementary schools in Tehran, Iran, in 2022-2023. A total of 650 parents via convenience sampling. The data collection tools included (PAQ), the difficulty in emotion regulation scale (DERS), and the parent rating scales for children (PRS-C) form of the behavior assessment system for children-third edition (BASC-3). Pearson’s correlation test and SEM were used for data analysis.
Results The direct path between PPF and children's clinical disorders was significant (β =–0.442, P=0.001). The direct path between DER and children's clinical disorders was also significant (β=0.254, P=0.001). The direct path between PPF and DER was also significant (β=–0.539, P=0.001). The indirect effect of PPF on children's clinical disorders through DER was significant (β=–0.137, P=0.001).
Conclusion Based on the findings, low PPF is associated with increased clinical disorders in children, and parental DER mediate this relationship. These results highlight the key role of PPF in explaining children's clinical problems and underscore the importance of considering parents' emotional regulation abilities in studies related to children's mental health.
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Received: 2025/05/12 | Accepted: 2025/10/7 | Published: 2025/12/16
Received: 2025/05/12 | Accepted: 2025/10/7 | Published: 2025/12/16
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