The Relationship of Child-Parent Interaction with Social Skills and Behavioral Problems Mediated by Inhibitory Self-Control (ISCI) in Preschool Children

The Present study aims to assess the mediating role of inhibitory self-control (ISCI) in the relationship between childparent interaction with social skills and behavioral problems in preschool children. A total of 260 children were selected among Kashmar City preschool children in year 1396-1397, Their mothers completed the Parent-Child Relationship Scale (PCRS), Gresham & Elliott Social Skills Rating Scale (SSRS) and Preschool Beha- -vior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-parent form (BRIEF-P). The research design of this study was correlation, through structural equation modeling. The assessment of the proposed pattern was conducted through path analysis. The results supported the suitability of the relationship between the patterns and the collected data. The results revealed that inhibitory self-control mediated the effects of child-parent interaction in social skills and behavioral problems in preschool children. In fact, child-parent interaction related to social skills and behavioral problems directly and through inhibitory self-control.