The prediction of the destructive behaviors of children by family function, cognitive emotion regulation and the theory of mind

The present study was carried out to find the causal relationship between family function and destructive behaviors through the mediating of the cognitive emotion regulation and the theory of mind.The population included first class high school students in the city of Ahvaz. A random sample of 384 was selected by cluster samplingmethod. Nabavi et al destructive behaviors questionnaire (1390), Garnefsky et al. short form of cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (2001), Stillman et al. theory of mind questionnaire (1385), educational and emotional functioning scale of compatibility Family Schools (1392)were used In this study. Data analysis was done by fitting indicators to check the structural Equestion Modeling (SEM) and the test model to examine the role of mediating variables in Breaking Bootstrap Amos software. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire were also confirmed at the desirable level. Indices showed the model is a good model fit. The results of the bootstrap showed the mediating role of theory of mind and cognitive emotion regulation in the relationship between structure and function of the family in reducing destructive behaviors.