The Relationship between Family Function and Thinking Styles in Child Training

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between family function and thinking style in mothers of kindergarten children in Qom.

The research method was descriptive correlational. The statistical population of this study included all mothers of kindergarten children in Qom who were under the supervision of Welfare Organization of Qom. Three mothers of kindergarten children were selected by cluster random sampling. Sternberg and Wagner (1992) and standard questionnaires (1983) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression model using spss21 software.

Findings showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between family functioning variable and thinking style (p <0.01). The partial thinking style had a significant negative relationship with family functioning at one hundredth level and there was a significant negative relationship between judicial thinking style and family functioning. Hierarchical, general thinking styles, negatively and significantly correlated with family functioning. Oligarchic, internalized, conservative, free-thinking, positive and meaningful relationship with family functioning, respectively.

Family education and performance can have a significant impact on the development and development of people's thinking styles from childhood.