en <span style=font-size:12pt><span style=font-family:Times New Roman,serif><b><span lang=EN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Aims:</span></span></span></b> <span lang=EN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>Stunting is a persistent nutritional condition caused by inadequate nutrient intake over time, which negatively impacts children’s growth. </span></span><span lang=EN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>This study aimed to develop a psychoeducational model for mothers with children who have growth and developmental deviations, focusing on feeding infants and young children. </span></span><b><span lang=EN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif></span></span></b></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:12pt><span style=font-family:Times New Roman,serif><b><span lang=EN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Instrument </span></span></span></b><b><span lang=EN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>& Methods:</span></span></span></b> <span lang=EN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>This observational study used the Infant and young child feeding model to assess the stunting prevention aspect. Data were collected using a Likert-scale assessment instrument, which was reviewed to determine its usefulness in standardizing documentation of psychoeducation prevention based on the elements of the infant and young child feeding model. Analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling-partial least squares. </span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:12pt><span style=font-family:Times New Roman,serif><b><span lang=EN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Findings:</span></span></span></b><span lang=EN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> Maternal characteristics (β=0.589; p=0.022), knowledge (β=0.741; p=0.034), health (β=0.716; p=0.033), nutritional status (β=0.591; p=0.016), exclusive breastfeeding (β=0.769; p=0.037), environmental sanitation (β=0.651; p=0.018), and husband’s support (β=0.691; p=0.027) were significantly related to outcomes.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:12pt><span style=font-family:Times New Roman,serif><b><span lang=EN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><span lang=EN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> The infant and young child feeding model demonstrates strong predictive power and validity in explaining the psychoeducational model</span></span><span lang=EN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>.</span></span></span></span> Mothers, Growth, Child, Mother 669 677 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-90548-2&slc_lang=en&sid=4