The Relationship of Religiosity, Social Acceptability and Self-Efficacy toStress in High School Students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of religiosity, social acceptability and self-efficacy with high school students' stress. This study was a descriptive-analytical and correlational study. The statistical population of this study included high school students of Orumiyeh in the academic year of 2012-2013. 360 people were selected through multistage cluster sampling. They completed the questionnaires of religiosity, social acceptability, self-efficacy and stress. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multivariate regression. Findings show that religiosity (r = -36.6), social acceptability (r = -0.29) and self-efficacy (r = -41 / -0) have a significantly negative relationship with stress (p≤0.01). In a predictive model, self-efficacy, religiosity and social acceptability predicted 40.9% of stress variation. The share of self-efficacy was higher than the other variables. Regarding the findings, self-efficacy, religiosity and social acceptability were the most important predictors of stress. Therefore, it is recommended that therapists and counselors take the signs of the variables into consideration and devise appropriate programs to reduce students' stress.