The mediating role of emotion inhibition in the relationship between levels of emotion awareness and life events with executive functions
Subject Areas : Clinical psychology
fatemeh asadollahi
1
,
Masoud mohammadi
2
,
Ghasem naziri
3
,
najmeh fath
4
1 - Department of clinical psychology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz. Iran
2 - Department of clinical psychology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz. Iran
3 - Department of clinical psychology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz. Iran
4 - Department of clinical psychology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz. Iran
Keywords: Emotion Awareness, Emotion Inhibition, Executive Functions, Life Events,
Abstract :
This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of Emotion Inhibition in the relationship between Emotional awareness levels and life events with executive functions. The research method was descriptive and correlational. The sample consisted of 400 clients of counseling centers in Dorud, Khorramabad and Boroujerd were selected by convenience sampling method and completed the Emotion inhibition Scale (Kellner,1986), Emotional Awareness levels Scale (Lane and Schwartz ,1987),Check list Life Events (Weathers and Blake,2013), Deficits in Excutive Functioning scale (Barkley, 2011). Structural equation modeling analysis showed that Emotion inhibition can mediate the relationship between Emotional Awareness levels Scale and Life Events with Deficits in Excutive Functioning. The direct effects of emotion inhibition and executive functions were positive and significant.The indirect effects of life events and executive functions were positive and significant. The indirect effect of emotional awareness levels and executive functions were negative and significant, findings can be said that emotional inhibition mediates the relationship between emotional awareness levels and executive functions negatively and the relationship between life events and executive functions is positive and significant
