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The mediating role of psychological inflexibility in the relationship between positive parenting schemas and social anxiety

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Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Ozra Abedi 1
Mohammad Reza Khodabakhsh 2
Mehdi Akbarzadeh 3

1 Ozra Abedi, PhD student, Department of Psychology, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran

2 Mohammad Reza Khodabakhsh, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran

3 Mehdi Akbarzadeh, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran

Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of psychological inflexibility in the relationship between positive parenting schemas and social anxiety. The research method is correlational and the statistical population includes all ... in 1403, which were selected through convenience sampling of 400 people for the present study and responded to the Lewis Parenting Schema (2018), Hayes and Bond Flexibility, and Oweyse et al. (2021) Social Anxiety Questionnaires(2021). The results of the correlation analysis showed that psychological inflexibility has a significant and positive relationship between positive parenting schemas and social anxiety (p<0.01). The results of the structural equation analysis showed that Psychological inflexibility has a mediating role in the relationship between positive parenting schemas and social anxiety. Based on the findings of the study, it can be concluded that the results indicate the importance of parenting schemas in explaining cognitive flexibility. Therefore, organizing workshops and training classes that explain the importance of responsibility and teach better social adaptation techniques can be effective in improving social anxiety.

Keywords

psychological inflexibility
positive parenting schemas
social anxiety

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