Thesis:

The relationship between parental conflict and the quality of life with the mediating role of depression in female high school students in Sabzevar city

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between parent-child conflict and quality of life, mediated by depression among high school female students in Sabzevar. The research method was applied and correlational. The statistical population of this study consisted of all female high school students in Sabzevar, from which 180 individuals were randomly selected. Data for this study was collected using the Conflict Parent-Child (CP) questionnaire, the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire, and the Beck Depression Inventory II. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 26 and Amos 24 statistical software. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between parent-child conflict and quality of life (Pearson correlation coefficient = -0.451, p < 0.01) and depression (Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.428, p < 0.01). It can be said that there is a negative and inverse relationship between parent-child conflict and the quality of life of female high school students in Sabzevar, and there is a positive and direct relationship between parent-child conflict and depression as a mediator. Based on the research results, it is suggested that the educational system should emphasize important psychological processes such as quality of life and depression in students. One of the basic programs of the educational system should be to increase family awareness and reduce conflicts between parents and children.

Keywords: parent-child conflict, quality of life, depression