University of Mohaghegh Ardabili Journal of Family Relations Studies 2980-938X 5 1 2025 01 01 Investigating The Effect of Joint Reading of The Stories in The Book ‘’Talk to Me’’ in Mother-Child Dyads on The Child’s Empathy and Emotional Regulation of Mother 19 26 3135 10.22098/jfrs.2023.12819.1117 EN Seyed Omid Hosseini Department of Counseling, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran 0000-0002-0532-6996 Samaneh Najarpourian Department of Counseling, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran Abdolvahab Samavi Department of Education Science , University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran Yaser Rastegar Department of Sociology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran Journal Article 2023 04 30 <strong>Objective:</strong> Studies show that joint parent-child activities have far-reaching effects on a child's emotional, cognitive, and social development. Research also reports the significant impact of mother-child relationships on mother-child interactions. The aim of this study was to investigate The Effect of Joint Reading in Mother-Child dyads on The Child’s Empathy and Emotional Regulation of the Mother.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong><strong> </strong>In the present study, which was conducted as quasi-experimental with the control group, 20 mother-child pairs from Alborz Elementary School in Sanandaj, by quota sampling,  were randomly divided into two intervention and control groups. Data collection instruments included a Persian version of EmQue-CA for children and an emotional self-regulation questionnaire by Hoffman and Kashdan for mothers. The mother-child pairs in the intervention group read ten stories for 10 weeks, lasting thirty to forty-five minutes each with the mother and child. Data were analyzed using the ANCOVA and MANCOVA methods.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> In the intervention group, mean empathy (27.60) and mean tolerance style (21.28) increased, and this difference was statistically significant (p<0.001).<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The results show that joint reading affects the child's empathy and the mother's emotion regulation. Reading the story helps the child gain a better understanding of the events and improves mother-child interactions. https://jhrs.uma.ac.ir/article_3135_77a7064caaca39f36ed6b5029f746ade.pdf