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Personality traits, psychological health, marital satisfaction, individual's perceptions of his\/her family and quality of life of parents were evaluated using Iranian-validated questionnaires. Various aspects of emotional, general, psychological, and sleep health as well as physical activity levels and nutritional habits of children also have been assessed using Iranian validated instruments. Data on sociodemographic characteristics representing parents and family status also have been collected.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n The mean age of parents and children was 39.5 \u00b1 5.5 and 10.20 \u00b1 1.90 (years), respectively. The mean duration of marriage was 16.1 \u00b1 5.1 years and majority of parents his or her wife were at bachelor degree while parents with other degrees of education were sufficiently available in our study. The participated children were nearly equally distributed in terms of gender. 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