THE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTHERS PERFECTIONISM WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN SHIRAZ

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between maternal perfectionism and mental health of preschool children in Shiraz. The statistical population consisted of all pre-school students in district 3 of Shiraz during the academic year 2015-2016. That's their number this year was 275 people. Using Kerjcy and Morgan tables and 160 randomly selected cluster random sampling, 160 people were selected as statistical sample. To collect data, the Perfectionism Questionnaire by Trichort et al, Mental Health Questionnaire was used. Validity of the questionnaires was verified using content validity and reliability through Cronbach's alpha. Descriptive statistics mean and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation test, multiple regression test and independent t-test) were used to analyze the data. By increasing the perfectionism between the scissors, the mental health of preschoolers is reduced. Positive perfectionism has been able to positively influence on the mental health of the novices and predict that negative perfectionism can negatively affect the mental health of the students and predict it. 3- Between mental healths's in the two groups of students there is no significant difference between boy and girl. Keywords: perfectionism, mental health, preschoolers, novices