Developing a Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Symptoms Model Based on Parental Mentalization with the Mediating Role of Attachment to Parents and Child's Temperament Characteristics

The aim of the present study was to develop a model of disruptive mood dysregulation symptoms based on parental metallization, child's attachment and temperament in children aged six to twelve years in Isfahan city. It included all children from six to twelve years old in Isfahan, 401 of whom were selected and evaluated in a non-random and voluntary manner. The measurement tools included disruptive mood disorder, reflective behavior, attachment, and middle childhood temperament questionnaire. In order to analyze the data, statistical methods of correlation coefficient, general fit indices and comparative indices were used to check the proposed model. The results of the model showed that in a multivariate space, confidence in mental states, interest and curiosity in mental states, secure attachment, insecure attachment and temperamental characteristics predicted the variance of disruptive mood disorder symptoms. Also parents' mentalization, child's attachment to parents and child's temperament predicted symptoms of disruptive mood disorder in children. It is suggested that by designing psychological interventions based on mentalization and temper control training for parents, the symptoms of disruptive mood disorder in children can be reduced and moderated.