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Using a cross-sectional design, data were collected from 564 married mothers of preschool-aged children (aged 5\u20136 years) through validated questionnaires: the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire, the Parental Burnout Assessment, and the Quality of Marriage Index. A structural equation model (SEM) was used to test hypothesized associations among the variables. The final model demonstrated excellent fit to the data. Results indicated a significant positive correlation between child sleep disturbances and maternal burnout (r\u2009=\u20090.374, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and significant negative correlations between maternal burnout and marital quality (r\u2009=\u2009\u20130.368, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and between child sleep disturbances and marital quality (r\u2009=\u2009\u20130.217, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). In the measurement model, strong indicators were identified for each latent variable, including night wakings (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.683) and parasomnias (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.533) for child sleep disturbances, and contrast with the previous maternal self (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.909) and emotional exhaustion (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.864) for maternal burnout. These findings advance theoretical understanding by highlighting key interconnections between child sleep, maternal well-being, and relational outcomes within a specific cultural context. The results underscore the importance of a systemic approach in examining how child sleep disturbances and maternal burnout jointly relate to marital quality, with implications for family well-being interventions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0046-1829072","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,9]],"date-time":"2026-10-09T23:47:12Z","timestamp":1791589632000},"page":"001-008","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Interplay of Child Sleep Disturbances, Maternal Burnout, and Marital Quality in Iranian Mothers"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7156-6277","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amir Ali","family":"Mazandarani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Psychology, Department of Behavioral Sciences, The Institute for Research and Development in the Humanities (SAMT), Tehran, 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