A Socio Cultural Factors Related To National Identity Of The Youth In Baneh

Most of experts believe that adolescence period is a critical stage in formation of identity. In this age, they are acquired the basis of a generalized commitment and sense of emotional belonging to their community. The present research, by using theoretical and empirical related literature discusses the empirical study of role and influence of religiosity, national interests of parents and peers and the media consumption in the anticipation of national identity of adolescents. To study the relations, a sample of 480 teenagers -15 to 18 years old- of Baneh city was selected. The research methodology was conducted by survey and by using questionnaire. The results of this study showed that socio-economic base, level of religiosity, media consumption, national orientation of parents and peers and age have direct meaningful correlations with national identity of adolescents. Among the independent variables: “socio – economic base” has most meaningful and positive power for predicting national identity. As a whole, mentioned variables explained 60 percent of changes of adolescents’ national identity.