The Relationship between Wisdom Dimensions and Thought Control Strategies of Mothers with Symptoms of Behavioral Disorders in Girls

Background and The cognitive and emotional state of the parents, especially the mother, plays an important role in the child's behavioral state. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between dimensions of wisdom and thought control strategies of mothers with symptoms of behavioral disorders in girls.
The research method is descriptive correlational. The research population consisted of all female students with behavioral problems that were studying in the third to fifth grade of elementary school in Kashan in 2017. The sample size consisted of 225 mothers and their daughters, who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. The research tools were behavioral disorders questionnaire (Akhnenbach and Raskorela, 2001), wisdom dimensions questionnaire (Ardelet, 2002), thought control strategies (Wels and Davis, 1994), which were completed by mothers. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation and multiple regressions analyzes.
Correlation results showed that there is a significant negative correlation between distraction strategies, worry, and punishment with internalizing and externalizing behavioral disorders. Also, the results of the regression analysis show that reflective wisdom, the strategy of distraction, and worry are a significant predictor for externalizing behaviors; and emotional wisdom, distraction, and worry are a significant predictor for internalizing behaviors (P According to this finding, it can be concluded that improving wisdom and thought control strategies of mothers lead to appropriate emotional and behavioral responses and thus reduce behavioral difficulties in children.