The Role of Self-Control, Quality of Relationship with Parents and School Environment in the Mental Health and Antisocial Behavior of Adolescents

the purpose of this study was to predict the role of self-control, quality of relationship with parents and school environment in the mental health and antisocial behavior of adolescents. 241 students (117 boys and 124 girls) from the high schools of Farsan city, Charmahal-o-Bakhtiari province were selected and answered the Self-Control Scale (Tangeny & Baumeister, 2004), Parents-Child Relationship Scale (Fine, Moreland & Schwebel,1983), Class and School Environment Questionnaire (Alfred et al., 2004), Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) and Antisocial Behavior Questionnaire (Mohamadi Masiri et al., 2010). Data analysis was done by Pearson correlation test and stepwise regression analysis. Findings suggested significant negative relationship between self-control, quality of relationship with parents and school environment with mental health and antisocial behavior. Multiple regression analysis showed that self-control, quality of relationship with mother, gender and school environment variables accounted for 33% of variance in mental health. Quality of relationship with mother, self-control and quality of relationship with father accounted for 14% of the variance in antisocial behavior among adolescents. It can be concluded that personal, family and school variables play an important role in increasing mental health and decreasing antisocial behavior among adolescents.