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Publication Date: 2025/06/22
Journal of Applied Psychological Research (22518126)16(2)pp. 181-200
The aim of the present study was to examine the mediating role of personality traits in the relationship between parenting style and callous-unemotional traits. The research method was basic in its approach to data acquisition, which included correlational and structural equation analysis. The male pupils of the first secondary school in Qom in 2021 comprised the statistical population of the research. Using the convenient technique, 451 individuals who were diagnosed with conduct disorder using the Children Symptom Inventory (SCI-4) and were willing to participate were selected from this community. Data were collected using the parenting style inventory (PSI), Inventory callous-unemotional (ICU), and Neuroticism-Extraversion-Openness Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling were performed to analyze the data using SPSS version 21 and AMOS version 24. The results indicated that the direct effect of authoritarian and permissive parenting on Callous-Unemotional traits was both significant and positive. Based on the findings of the present study, the parenting style has the potential to mitigate the severity of callous-unemotional traits in adolescents with conduct disorder by influencing personality traits. The intensity of these traits can be reduced through the implementation of positive parenting methods, as evidenced by the understanding of the effective factors in callous-unemotionalbehavior.
Publication Date: 2026
Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy (19409214)
Warfare severely impacts children’s mental health, making them susceptible to Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS). This study examines the effectiveness of an expressive art therapy intervention based on the Coping Cat Program to address these issues. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study progresses through three phases: a qualitative assessment of war-affected children’s mental health, the development of a culturally relevant art therapy intervention reviewed by experts, and the validation of the intervention using the Lawshe model and Content Validity Index (CVI), achieving a high efficacy score (0.89). A randomized controlled trial (RCT) with twenty children exhibiting STS symptoms was conducted, with ten children receiving the art therapy intervention. Statistical analysis showed significant reductions in STS symptoms for the intervention group, sustained over a 3-month follow-up. This study highlights the potential of the Art-Therapy Intervention based on the Coping Cat Program to enhance the mental health of war-affected children, recommending broader implementation and further research. © 2026 JICAP Foundation, Inc.
Publication Date: 2026
Journal of Education and Health Promotion (22779531)15(1)
BACKGROUND: Given the impact of familial relationships and interactions on children with behavioral problems, as well as the mother’s crucial role in moderating these relationships, it is essential to focus on mother–child interactions in relation to the emergence and severity of behavioral symptoms in children. The PRECEDE model addresses behavioral change by enhancing awareness and attitudes, along with identifying reinforcing and enabling factors for a given variable, and its effectiveness has been established. This research aims to design and evaluate an educational intervention based on the PRECEDE model to improve mother–child interactions among mothers of children aged 11–14 with behavioral problems. MATERIALS AND METHOD: This research was quasi-experimental in nature, with an experimental and one control group. The population consisted of children aged 11–14 with internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems in Isfahan, Iran in 2022. The sample included 30 children from this population, randomly selected, with 15 assigned to the experimental group and 15 to the control group. The research instruments included a researcher-made questionnaire of PRECEDE-PROCEED and Piantia’s Parent–Child Interaction Scale, completed by participants during both the pre-test and post-test phases. The data obtained from these questionnaires were analyzed employing the Chi-square test, independent samples t-test, and paired samples t-test at a significance level of 0.05. RESULT: The Chi-square test indicated no significant differences between the experimental and control groups concerning demographic variables (education (P = 0.88), occupation (P = 0.43), as well as the gender of children (P = 0.71)). The independent samples t-test also revealed no significant differences in the age of mothers (P = 0.37) and their children (P = 0.76) of the two groups. Results from the independent samples t-test at the pre-intervention stage showed no significant differences in the scores of the PRECEDE ((for awareness, P = 0.82), (for attitude, P = 0.14), (for reinforcing factors, P = 0.21), (for enabling factors, P = 0.34)) or the mother–child interaction ((for conflict, P = 0.40), (for closeness, P = 0.61), (for dependence, P = 0.52)) in the experimental and control groups. In contrast, results from this test for post-intervention data indicated significant differences between the experimental and control groups regarding the scores of subscales of PRECEDE ((for awareness, P = 0.00), (for attitude, P = 0.00), (for reinforcing factors, P = 0.00), (for enabling factors, P = 0.00)), as well as the sub-scales and total score of mother–child interaction. ((for conflict, P = 0.01), (for closeness, P = 0.00), (for dependence, P = 0.01), (for total score, P = 0.00)). CONCLUSION: The results indicated the operational validity of the mother–child interaction educational intervention based on the PRECEDE model, as well as its positive impact on the components of the model and mother–child interaction. © 2026 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.
