The Effect of the Phenomenon of Strictness on the Social Desirability of Teenagers with the Mediating Role of Internal and External Religious Orientation

Social desirability is a process that teaches people to develop their abilities to fulfill individual duties as a member of society. The aim of the present study was to present a model for predicting social desirability based on strictness and internal and external religious orientation in teenagers.

The current research was of an applied research, and descriptive and correlational type. The data collection method is library and field studies. The statistical population consisted of 6,371 students studying in the second year of secondary school in central province. 360 students were selected using non-probability and available sampling method, and the social desirability questionnaires of Carlo et al. (2003), strictness of Long and Gullet (2003) and Allport and Ras' (1967) religion orientation were provided to them. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation test and path analysis.

The results of the research show that social desirability has a direct effect on the severity of students (p<0.01). Also, social desirability has an effect on strictness indirectly through religious orientation (p<0.01).

With the increase of internal and external religious orientation, strictness increases and as a result, the tendency of teenagers for social favorability increases