The mediating role of adolescent self - knowledge processes in the relation between parenting styles and mental health

Several studies have pointed to the relationship between parental styles and adolescent mental health, but the current research question is whether adolescent self-knowledge processes can affect the relationship between parenting styles and adolescent mental health?

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of adolescent self-knowledge processes in the relation of parental styles and adolescent mental health.

The research method was the structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the study included high school students in the academic year of 2016-17 in Tehran. The sample is 146 adolescents with their parents selected by multi-stage random cluster sampling. The research questionnaires included Tangney’s short form of self-control scale (2004), Ghorbani's self-knowledge scale (2008), Brown's and Ryan's mindfulness scale (2003), Costello & Comrey’s Anxiety and Depression Scale (1967), and baumrind’s parenting styles Questionnaire (1967).

Data were analyzed by using the structural equation method. It was showed that the fitting indices of the research model are in a favorable situation (GFI=0/95) and all three indicators of self-knowledge processes have a mediating role in the relation between parenting styles and adolescent mental health (other than mother’s Authoritarian style).

The result shows the adolescent's active role in promoting his mental health.