Investigating the role of parents' cognitive fusion in children's self-efficacy

Cognitive fusion occurs when a person becomes entangled in their own intellectual context. Cognitive fusion is one of the new variables in psychology. Self-efficacy is the main structure of Bandura social and cognitive theory and refers to people's perceptions of their abilities to do work and activities. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role and cognitive fusion of parents in children's self-efficacy. Sampling was purposeful. The study population was parents and students of the second year of high school in 1997. The results showed that cognitive fusion of parents caused negligence in academic affairs, interpersonal problems, disrupted interaction caused lack of self-confidence in children.