An Investigation into the Causal Model of Parenting Styles, Religious Orientation and Death Anxiety

The purpose of this study was to study the conditions and outcomes of religious orientation in a causal model. The research method was descriptive and a correlational design was used. The statistical population included all the high school students (second period) in Shiraz in the academic year of 93-92. 215 participants (111 girls and 104 boys) were selected through cluster sampling. For data collection, the questionnaires of parenting styles, religious orientation and death anxiety were used. Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis were used to analyze the data. The results of correlation matrix table showed that there was a significant correlation between the majority of the research variables in the level of P <0.01. The results of path analysis showed the significant role of the mediating effect of religious orientation dimensions in the relationship between parenting styles and death anxiety. In general, it can be argued that religious orientation and parenting styles are two main causes in the study of death anxiety.