Investigating the Relationship between Mother's Coping Styles and Children's Physical and Emotional Performance Mediated by Mother's Maladaptive Schemas of Abandonment and Distrust During the Prevalence of Covid-19

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of Stress Coping Strategies of mothers on the Physical and Emotional performance of children 1 to 6 years old during the COVID-19 Epidemic The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of Stress Coping Strategies of mothers on the quality of life of Preschool Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The method of this study is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the study included all mothers with children aged 1 to 6 years. The sample consisted of 325 mothers who completed the questionnaires online. Data were collected using Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation (Ciss), TNO-AZL Preschool Children Quality of Life Questionnaire (TAPQOL), Early Maladaptive Scheme (YSQ- SF). The analysis of research data was performed by path analysis method and LISREL The results of the fitting indices confirmed the theoretical model assumed in the research and showed that in addition to the direct relationship between the mother's coping styles and the child's physical and emotional performance, between these two variables through liberation and distrust schemas. There is an indirect relationship (p <0.01). The findings indicate that maternal coping styles in times of corona crisis affect the physical and emotional functioning of children aged 1 to 6 years through release and distrust schemes. Thus, training of appropriate strategies for mothers to reduce the maladaptive schemas and to teach proper coping strategies for increase quality of life of children is essential.