Psychological Well-being and Parenting Styles as Predictors of Mental Health among Students: Implication for Health Promotion

Introduction:the lack of mental health interferes with one's individual achievement and ability for undertaking the responsibilities of everyday life. researches show that psychological well-being and parenting styles have an important role in ones' increasing general health. the current study examined the relationship between psychological well-being and parenting styles with students' mental health. materials and methods:this study was carried out on 278 students (124 boys and 154 girls) of boukan's high schools. the participants were asked to complete psychological well-being inventory and mental health parenting style questionnaire. data was analyzed using of pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis. results:the results showed that psychological well-being and authoritative parenting styles were significantly related with mental health; also, permissive parenting styles has significant positive relationship with mental health. the regression analysis indicated that mental health is predictable by psychological well-being and parenting styles. conclusion:the knowledge of parenting styles and psychological well-being and their relationships with general well-being can provide the significant implications on the provision of students' health. parenting styles and psychological well-being, as significant variables in general well-being, needs more clinical research.