The Relationship Between Perceived Parental Violence and Religiosity and Self-esteem Among High School Female Adolescents in Tehran in 2017: A Descriptive Study

Family can affect children's self-esteem and mental health in different ways. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived parental violence and religion and self-esteem in high school adolescent girls in Tehran in 2017. In this descriptive study, the sample included 350 girls selected by multi-stage random sampling from Tehran high schools. The research plan was correlation. Research instruments were self-esteem questionnaire, social violence questionnaire, and religiosity questionnaire. Pearson’s correlation and multiple linear regressions were used for data analysis. The results showed that there was a negative correlation between perceived parental violence and self-esteem in adolescent girls (p=0.001) and there was a positive correlation between perceived parental religiosity (religious emotions and commitment to religious duties) and the objects’ self-esteem (p=0.025). Also the results of stepwise regression showed that the effect of parental perceived violence on self-esteem in adolescent girls was just significant (p=0.001). Perceived parental violence and religiosity seem to be associated with the self-esteem of adolescent girls. Therefore, it is recommended that counselors take care of these components in order to increase self-esteem of adolescents.