Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Behavioral Sciences 2322-1194 16 1 2022 04 01 The Role of Personality Disorder and Parental Lifestyle on Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents 49 54 150381 10.30491/ijbs.2022.318573.1724 EN Nastaran Ahmadi Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Seyed-Mojtaba Yassini-Ardekani Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Masoud Mirzaei Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Fatemeh Rismanian-Yazdi Department of Psychology, Yazd University, Iran Rozita Khorshidi Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Seyed-Mohsen Araghi Department of Psychology, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran Amir-Houshang Mehrparvar Department of Occupational Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Journal Article 2022 03 23 <strong>Introduction:</strong> This study investigates the prediction of mood disorders in children and adolescents by parental personality disorder and parenting lifestyle.<br /><strong>Method:</strong> The present study was a cross-sectional study and, the sampling method was a multistage cluster. The statistical population was children and adolescents aged 6-18 years in Yazd province. Our sample included 1035 children and adolescents who were selected from all three age groups (6-9 years, 10-14 years, and 15-18 years) and their parents. Kiddie-SADS-Present and Lifetime Version, demographic data (gender, age, education, parent education, and economic situation), information on lifestyle (LSQ), and parents' personality disorders (MCMI-III) questionnaires were used to obtain data. Logistic regression and cross-tab tests were used to analyze the data in SPSS16. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> According to the obtained results, Drug avoidance (β=-0.086, p= 0.016), can predict mood disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (β= 0.101, p= 0.014) in mothers and dependent personality disorder (β= 0.081, p= 0.023) in fathers can predict mood disorders in children and adolescents.<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Lifestyle is associated with physical and mental health, in children and adolescents, which can affect their mood. In addition, the mental health of parents is a major factor in the mental health of children and adolescents that predicts their mood. https://www.behavsci.ir/article_150381_1960380456fb7feec914591f8b3f07bd.pdf