Comparison of Parenting Styles, Marital Satisfaction and Mental Well-being in Mothers with and without Stuttering Children

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student in Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

2 Master of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

3 MSc of Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

4 Assistant Professor in Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare parenting styles, marital satisfaction and mental well-being between mothers of children with and without stuttering. The research method was a causal-comparative. The statistical population of this study includes all mothers of children with and without stuttering (5 to 13 years of age) in Ardebil in 2018.
Methods: The research sample consisted of 60 mothers of children with stuttering and 60 mothers of children without stuttering which were selected through convenience sampling method. To collect the data, parenting practices questionnaire, Hudson's marital satisfaction questionnaire, and subjective well-being questionnaire were used.
Results: The results of multivariate analysis of variance indicated that there was a significant difference between mothers of children with and without stuttering in mental well-being (psychological well-being, emotional well-being), marital satisfaction, and parenting styles practices.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study it can be concluded that mothers of children with stuttering have fewer types of better parenting styles and marital satisfaction and ideal psychological factors than mothers of children without stuttering. 

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