Prediction of social growth based on spiritual growth and self-esteem in the sixth grade students of Azadshahr city

The aim of the present research was to predict social growth based on piritual growth and self-esteemre in sixth grade elementary students of Azadshahr city. The researh method was applied interm of purpose and interm of data collection descriptive- correlational. The statistical population of the present study consists of all sixth grade students of Azadshahr city, whose number is 1280. The sampling method in this study is a multi-stage cluster, and the sample size in this study was 295 based on Morgan's table. The research tools were Silver's social growth questionnaire (2001), Cooper and Smith's self-esteem questionnaire (1963), and the spirituality measurement questionnaire of Hall and Edwards (1986). In order to analyze data in inferential analysis, correlation and regression were used with spss22 software. The findings showed that spiritual growth and self-esteem predict the social growth of the sixth grade students of Azadshahr city And 28% of social growth can be predicted based on spiritual growth and self-esteem. Therefore, by teaching the methods of increasing spiritual growth and self-esteem to school officials and students' families, it is possible to help their social growth.