The role of traits of extroversion and introversion in relation between girls' anxiety with parental parenting styles

Anxiety disorders can affect all attitudes, behaviors and even individuals state, and these effects in children will be far broader than adults. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the role of traits of extroversion and introversion in relation between girls' anxiety with parental parenting styles.

The research method was a descriptive correlation. The statistical population of this study included all 15872 junior girls in Qom city in 2017-2018. Sample size according to the Cochran formula was consisted of 375 girls who were selected by multistage cluster sampling method. The data collection tool was the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Baumrind parenting questionnaire, and Spielberger Anxiety Inventory. Data analyzed using statistical tests such as Kolmogrov-Smirnov test and SPSS software.  

The results showed that traits of extroversion and introversion and parental parenting styles have a direct and significant effect on the anxiety in girls (P<0.05). In an indirect way, traits of extroversion and introversion in children show a mediator role in the relationship between parenting styles and anxiety, and in general, the conceptual model was approved. Also, 0.27 of the anxiety variable can be explained by traits of extraversion and Introversion traits and parenting styles.

These findings are based on the family systematic theory on psychological intertwinning of children with parents’ behavior patterns in the family environment and express the effects of personality traits on promoting parent-child relationship health and child anxiety.