Correlatives of individual identity in high school female students in Ardabil city

The aim of this study was to study individual identity in high school girl students of Ardabil city in which the self esteem¸ religious orientation¸ mental health¸ and the influences of peers and parents on students were studied as correlatives of identity. In accordance withthe nature of the topic, the current study was descriptive- correlation in method. The sample involved 357 female high school students who were selected by cluster sampling. All the data were gathered from adolescence female students¸ using Adams's identity questionnaire¸ religious orientation of Alport, self-esteem of Rosenberg¸ mental health of Goldberg and the researcher made questionnaire. In order to analyze the data¸ the multiple regression analysis¸ and one way ANOVA was used. The results showed that the various levels of identity can be predicted fairly from religious orientation, self-esteem, mental health, relationship with peers, and parental influence. The obtained results have been discussed in theoretical and empirical framework.