The relationship between discipline desired behavior and family functioning, locus of control and self-esteem of students

The present study has been done to determine the relationship and contribution of family functioning variables (Problem solving, communication, role performance, emotional responsiveness, emotional intercourse, behavior control and overall functioning, locus of control and self-esteem) in the prediction of discipline desired behavior among high school students. For this purpose, 380 high school students and deputies of schools were selected with multi-stage sampling method and studied. Pearson correlation and regression analysis were used to analyize the data. The results indicate that: there are significant positive correlation there are between family functioning in all dimensions (problem solving, communication, role performance, emotional responsiveness, emotional intercourse, controlling behavior and overall performance) and the disciplinary desired behavior of students. Between locus of control of students there is positive relationship and discipline desired behavior. Between self-esteem of students there is a significant positive relationship with discipline desired behavior. From among the predictive variables studied, variables of emotional intercourse, self-esteem, and behavior control have been able to predict the disciplinary desired behavior of student