The role of attachment styles and personality characteristics in adolescent’s self-esteem

Adolescence is one of the most sensitive and most critical stages of human life. An entry in this period, most people are faced with numerous problems including low self-esteem stems. This study aimed to determine the role of attachment styles and personality characteristics in adolescents' self-esteem in Gonabad in 2017.
This study is analytical and cross-sectional and correlational study that on 202 adolescents studying in high school of Gonabad in 2017 was conducted. The samples were selected by random cluster sampling data through Rosenberg Self- Esteem, Collins and Reid attachment styles and NEO Personality questionnaires were collected. Then, with linear regression, Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test and ANOVA tests were analyzed. P-Value at the less level than 0/05 was considered significant.
Between secure and insecure attachment styles with self-esteem in a positive and significant relationship and between anxious attachment styles with self-esteem negative significant relationship there is. In addition to, between the scope of extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness with self-esteem there is a positive and significant relationship and between self-esteem with neuroticism scope there is negative and significant relationship.
Regarding the results, hence should be using psychologists, counselors and other effective professionals, to the education of parents and those involved in the educational system with a focus on "how to train children and students with secure attachment styles and personality characteristics positive predictor self-esteem" was taken to prevent the formation of some problems this time.