explaining the causal model of co-parenting based on parenting stress by moderating role of family leisure and humor

Objective: the aim of this study was to determine the mediating role of family leisure and humor in the relationship between parenting stress and co-parenting.methods: the present study population consisted of all parents living in kermanshah in 2020, from which 300 people were selected to participate in the study using multi-stage cluster sampling. research instruments included parenting stress index-short form, zabriski family leisure activity profile, co-parenting relationship scale, and the family members’ humor scale. the research was descriptive and structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data.results: the results of data analysis showed that there is a significant direct relationship between parenting stress variables and co-parenting (p< 0.001; β = -0.43), parenting stress and family humor (p< 0.001; β= -0.34), parenting stress variables and family leisure (p< 0.001; β= -0.28), humor in the family and co-parenting (p< 0.001; β= 0.4). also, the humor variable in the family could play a mediating role in the relationship between parenting stress and co-parenting (p< 0.002; β= 0.17).conclusion: therefore, it can be said that humor and games in families can play an important role both in creating co-parenting and decreasing of the negative effect of parenting stress on co-parenting.