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  Objective : The increasing demands of the teaching profession, especially in private schools, have made work-related stress a major contributor to the decline of mental well-being among teachers. Understanding the relationship between work stress and mental well-being is crucial in order to help teachers deal with this overwhelming problem. This study examined work stress as a correlate of mental well-being among private secondary school teachers, and to assess whether gender, marital status, and teaching experience moderate this relationship. Methods : A descriptive correlational research design was adopted for this study. The target population of the study was 1,253 private school teachers and a sample of size of 424 private school teachers was utilised using stratified random sampling method. The instruments utilised for data collection are the School Teachers Job Stressor Scale (STJSS) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Pearson correlation and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed a significant negative correlation between work stress and mental well-being (r = -0.767, p < 0.001). Gender significantly moderated the relationship (β = .187, p < 0.001), with male teachers showing greater susceptibility. Marital status (β = -0.191, p < 0.001) and teaching experience (β = .187, p < 0.001) also significantly moderated the relationship, indicating that married and less experienced teachers were more negatively affected by work stress. Conclusion : The study concludes that high work stress significantly diminishes the mental well-being of private school teachers, with the magnitude of this impact varying significantly across demographic variables such as gender, marital status, and years of teaching experience.

Objective: The present study investigated the relationship between parenting styles and ego strength, with the mediating role of emotional repression. Methods:  The current type of research is descriptive-correlation based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research includes female students of the first secondary level of schools in Abbas Abad city in the academic year of 2022-2023. 200 students were selected by a multi-stage cluster sampling method. To collect information in this research, the Parenting Styles & Dimensions Questionnaire, Psychosocial Inventory of Ego Strengths, and Weinberger Adjustment Inventory were used. Then, the data was analyzed using correlation tests and structural equation modeling using SPSS-24 and SmartPLS3. Results: The results showed that permissive and authoritative parenting styles have a positive and direct effect on ego strength, and authoritarian parenting styles have a negative and direct effect on ego strength (p<0.05). Also, emotional repression has a negative and direct effect on ego strength (p<0.05). In addition, parenting styles have an indirect effect on ego strength through the mediating role of emotional repression (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results showed that the authoritative parenting style and emotional repression will have a negative effect on creating a strong ego in students. Therefore, it is necessary to train parents with healthy parenting styles to raise students with a strong ego.

Objective: The present study aimed to predict marital burnout in individuals married for 5 to 10 years based on attachment styles, with the mediating roles of marital self-regulation and marital intimacy. Methods and Materials: This study was analytical-correlational in nature, employing path analysis. The sample consisted of 384 married individuals (164 men and 220 women) who were selected through convenience sampling. The participants were aged between 25 and 45, with a marriage duration of 5 to 10 years. Data were collected using validated questionnaires, including the Marital Burnout Scale (Kayser, 1996), the Revised Adult Attachment Scale (Collins & Read, 1990), the Behavioral Self-Regulation for Effective Relationships Scale (Wilson et al., 2005), and the Intimacy Scale (Walker & Thompson, 1983). SPSS and Amos software were used for data analysis, applying structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine direct and indirect effects. Findings: The results indicated that marital self-regulation and intimacy mediated the relationship between attachment styles and marital burnout. Avoidant and anxious attachment styles positively predicted marital burnout, while secure attachment negatively predicted it. Additionally, self-regulation and intimacy were significant mediators, with higher levels of self-regulation and intimacy associated with lower marital burnout. Avoidant and anxious attachment styles negatively influenced self-regulation and intimacy, which in turn increased marital burnout. Conclusion: The study concluded that attachment styles significantly impact marital burnout, with self-regulation and intimacy playing crucial mediating roles. Individuals with insecure attachment styles (avoidant and anxious) are more prone to marital burnout, whereas secure attachment leads to lower burnout. Interventions aimed at improving self-regulation and intimacy in couples may help mitigate the effects of insecure attachment styles on marital burnout.