Investigating the Relationship between Parents\' Job Satisfaction with Mental Health of Male Children in the 6th Grade of the Elementary School in Taft

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between parents' job satisfaction and mental health of male children in the sixth grade of the elementary school in Taft. Methods: The study is a descriptive type of correlation. As a sample of 100 male students at the sixth grade of elementary school were selected by a multistage cluster random sampling method. The parents of the sample completed the job satisfaction questionnaire and their children completed the mental health questionnaire. Then, the job satisfaction scores of parents (father or mother) with mental health scores of their children were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient using SPSS software 20. Results: Data analysis showed that there is a correlation between the parents' job satisfaction and the mental health of their children. Better mental health scores are expected for children whose parents had higher job satisfaction. Conclusion: According to the results based on the relationship between parents' job satisfaction and mental health of male children, the planners and managers of the industry, services and agriculture sectors can be recommended to learn efficient management methods and styles based on improving human relationships in organizations in order to be more responsible and committed to their employees' job satisfaction since it is directly related to the mental health

Keywords

• Mental Health of Children
• Parents' Job Satisfaction 1. Lovibond PF
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