the relationship between character strength and psychological well-being: the moderating effect of strength-based parenting

This study aimed to investigate the role of strength-based parenting moderators on the relationship between character strength and psychological well-being. the research design was correlational. the statistical population was all sixth-grade students in the 18th district of tehran in 2019-2020. the research sample consisted of 300 sixth-grade students who were randomly selected from primary schools in tehran’s 18th district. students completed the values in action inventory of strengths (via-is), ryff’s scale of psychological well-being, short-form (18-item), and strength-based parenting. in data analysis, descriptive statistics, correlation matrix, and hierarchical regression by version 25 of spss statistical software were used. findings showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between character strength and psychological well-being (p <0.01). the results also showed that strength-based parenting has a moderating effect on the relationship between character strength and psychological well-being in children (p <0.01). in total, 55% of changes in psychological well-being are explained by the strength of character and strength-based parenting. according to the research findings, it can be concluded that strength-based parenting will modify the strength of character and psychological well-being of students.