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Objective: Family risk factors such as ineffective parenting by parents, especially mothers, can affect emotional and behavioral problems in adolescents and increase psychological problems of parents such as stress and parenting self-efficacy. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of the positive parenting program on parenting stress and parenting self-efficacy of female heads of households with teenage children. Methods: The current research was Pre-test - post-test with a control group. The research population consisted of all female heads of households under the support of the Yazd Relief Committee in 2020 who had teenage children. The research sample consisted of 20 females as heads of households, who were selected in an available manner and were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. In order to measure the research variables, Domka et al.'s parenting self-efficacy questionnaire (1996) and Abdin's parental stress questionnaire (1967) were used. The interventions were conducted during 8 weekly sessions for 90 minutes, and the covariance method was used for data analysis. Results: The findings showed that positive parenting education has an effect on reducing parenting stress and improving parenting self-efficacy of females as heads of households with teenage children (P<0.05). Conclusion: According to the results, mental health professionals can use a positive parenting program to improve females' psychological health and parenting self-efficacy.

Motivation to change lifestyle during adolescence plays an important role in promoting physical and mental health. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of self-determination in the relationship between parental perceptions and adolescents' motivation to change their lifestyle. This study is descriptive-correlational and is an applied research type. The statistical population included all students aged 12 to 18 in Ardakan city in the academic year 2022-23, from which 301 were selected using convenience sampling. Data collection tools included questionnaires on demographic information, parental perceptions (Robbins et al., 1994), self-determination (Dessey & Ryan, 1985), and adolescent lifestyle change motivation (Gard, Rivano, & Grahn, 2005). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The results showed that the research conceptual model has a good fit. Mother and father perceptions had a significant effect on self-determination, and self-determination mediated the relationship between parental perceptions and motivation to change lifestyle. However, the direct relationship between father perception and motivation for lifestyle change was not significant. These findings emphasize the decisive role of self-determination as a psychological mechanism in the process of influencing parenting styles on adolescents' intrinsic motivation and indicate the importance of paying attention to the way parents interact in psychoeducational interventions. Conclusion: The findings of this study emphasize the importance of the role of self-determination as a mediating mechanism in the relationship between parental perceptions and the motivation to change lifestyle in adolescents.

Aim: the present paper aims at investigating the mediating role of marital conflict about work-family conflict and working women’s job burnout. Method: this research is a descriptive-correlation study. The sample includes 200 women working in Tehran hospitals in 1400, who were chosen through convenient sampling method. In order to collect data, a questionnaire about work-family conflict, job burnout, and marital conflict was used. Moreover, in order to analyze the data, Pearson’s coefficient of correlation was used and AMOS-24 and SPSS-25 were used for path analysis. Results: results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between marital conflict and job burnout (β=0.391, P˂0.001). Work-family conflict also has a significant positive relationship with marital conflict (β=0.221, P˂0.001). According to regression and path analysis, work-family conflict cannot prognosticate job burnout on its own and can express job burnout changes through marital conflict (β=0.086, P˂0.001). Conclusion: due to their traumatic workplace, working women fall under the influence of work stress, which shall lead to job burnout if marital conflict heightens.