The Prediction of Alexithymia based on Self-Efficacy and Perfectionism Street children of school age

The purpose of this study was to Prediction of Alexithymia based on Self-Efficacy and Perfectionism Children on the Street. This research was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of descriptive method of correlation. The statistical population of this study was all street children who referred to the institutions of the city (Farhzadchr('39')s young seedlings, Farhzadchr('39')s house, Shoshchr('39')s baby house, Naser Khosrowchr('39')s baby house and a house for future) in Tehran in 1397. The study population included all the street children. Using random sampling method, 158 street children were selected as the statistical sample. The tools used in this Toronto Alexithymia (1994) were self-efficacy General Sherer et al. (1982) and Besharatchr('39')s Perfectionism (2007). The reliability of the questionnaires was calculated using Cronbachchr('39')s alpha and its value was more than 0.7 for questionnaires. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multivariate regression model. The results showed that, there is a negative and significant relationship between the difficulty in describing emotions with self-efficacy and perfectionism in street children. There is a negative and significant relationship between the difficulty in identifying emotions with self-efficacy and perfectionism in street children (p<0/01). The results also showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between external thinking and self-efficacy and perfectionism in street children. Therefore, self-efficacy and perfectionism are significant predictor of Alexithymia.