The relationship between Parenting Styles and Discipline Styles with Assertiveness of Students

Assertiveness is an important component of social relationships and social skills that can be influenced by various factors such as parenting styles and discipline styles. Thus this study aimed to investigate the relationship between parenting styles and discipline styles with assertiveness of students was conducted. The research method was descriptive-correlation (the regression type). That among high school students in the city of Zabol in the academic year 2015-2016. A stratified random sampling of 360 students that through three parenting styles questionnaire responded Diana (1972), Dare Interrupt Gambrills and Ritchie (1972) and disciplinary practices perceived Ramezani (2010) were studied. To analyze the data, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used. Results showed Permissive parenting style is associated with assertiveness (p>0.05). But between authoritative parenting style with assertiveness positive and significant relationship and there is a significant negative relationship between authoritarian style of assertiveness (p0.05). But between disciplinary partnerships style with assertiveness there is positive and significant relationship and there is significant negative relationship between arbitrary disciplinary styles with assertiveness (p