en عمومى General پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:normal"><b>Purpose</b>: The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of self-talk in the relationship between secure attachment and children&#39;s behavioral self-regulation.</span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b>Method</b>: The present study was conducted as a basic research in terms of its purpose and as a descriptive study of correlation based on path analysis in terms of its nature. The statistical population included all 3-6 year old boys and girls in kindergartens in Garmsar city and their parents. According to Klein&#39;s (2015) suggestion regarding the optimal sample size for structural equation modeling, 250 children, 130 girls and 120 boys, were selected using a cluster random sampling method. The research data collection tools included the Attachment Disorder Interview developed by Smike and Zineh (1999), the Self-Talk Questionnaire, and the Structured Observation of Self-Regulation by Ponitz et al. (2008). Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyze the data.</span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b>Findings</b>: Based on the results obtained, the research hypotheses were confirmed. Accordingly, secure attachment style has a direct effect on children&#39;s behavioral self-regulation. Self-talk also has a direct effect on children&#39;s behavioral self-regulation. Also, secure attachment style has an indirect effect on behavioral self-regulation through self-talk.</span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b>Conclusion</b>: Children with secure attachment perform better in cognitive self-regulation. The reason for this is that emotional safety, stress reduction, and constructive communication patterns provide the foundation for the development of executive functions of the brain.<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Self-talk, Secure attachment, Behavioral self-regulation, Children 0 0 http://intjmi.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-716&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mahnaz Sanjari mahnazsanjari7091@gmail.com 10031947532846008575 10031947532846008575 Yes Master of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Hoshang Zahiri 10031947532846008576 10031947532846008576 No Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch, Semnan, Iran.