Document Type : Research Article
Authors
1 Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch,Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
Abstract
The Causal relationship of Temperament and Character dimension with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms via mediation of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Adolescents
Abstract
Introduction: Emotional dysregulation and personality disorders are related to maladaptive behaviors in adolescence, which in turn may be associated with an increased risk of psychological damage during life. Therefore, considering the importance of adolescence and the prevalence of behavioral problems in this period and the serious and obvious failure that this They create problems in the field of academic, social, communication and other important areas of a person's life in the present and future, determining the factors related to these problems is of particular importance, so the main problem of the current research is to investigate the role of mediators. It is the positive and negative strategies of cognitive regulation of emotion in relation to the nature and character of the personality and the emergence of internal and externalized symptoms of adolescent boys and girls in Andimeshk city.
Method: This correlational research and the statistical population included male and female students of the second grade of high school in Andimshek city. The sample consisted of 326 people who were selected using the multi-stage cluster sampling method. To collect data, behavioral disorders questionnaire (Aschenbach et al. 2001), personality questionnaire (Cloninger et al., 1994) and cognitive emotion regulation strategies (Garnefski et al., 2001) were used.
Results: The results showed that for both indirect paths, the effect of Temperament and character on Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms, was confirmed through the regulation of positive and negative emotions.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this research, it can be said that the positive and negative strategies of cognitive emotion regulation by affecting the nature and personality dimensions, cause the emergence or continuation of Internalizing and Externalizing behavioral problems in adolescents.
Keywords: Temperament and character, Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms, cognitive emotion regulation , adolescent
Keywords
- Temperament and character
- Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms
- cognitive emotion regulation
- adolescent
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