37 The mediating role of traits of extraversion and Introversion in relation between anxieties with parenting styles in junior girls

The purpose of this study was to examine The mediating role of traits of extraversion and Introversion in relation between anxieties with parenting styles. The research method was descriptive correlation. The statistical population of this study included all 15872 junior girls in Ahvaz in the academic year of 2017-2018. Sample size according to The Cochran formula was 375 girls who were selected by multistage cluster sampling method. The data collection tool was Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Baumrind parenting questionnaire, and Spielberger Anxiety Inventory. The results showed that traits of extraversion and Introversion and parental parenting styles have a direct and significant effect on the anxiety of girls in the level of 0.05. In the indirect way, traits of extroversion and introversion of children has a mediator role in 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 and parenting styles These findings are based on the family systematic theory on psychological intercourse 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.