The Mediating Role of Self-Construal in the Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Identity Styles with Psychological Well-being

Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

Simin Mouradi Moughadam ¹ , Somaieh Salehi ²

1 - Psychology and Counseling Group,Islamic Azad UniversitySouth Tehran Branch
2 - Psychology and Counseling Group,Islamic Azad UniversitySouth Tehran Branch

Received: 2023-06-15 Accepted : 2023-06-15 Published : 2023-03-21

Keywords: Parenting styles, Identity styles, psychological well-being, self -construal,

Abstract :

This study aimed to determine the mediating role of self-construal in the relationship between parenting styles and identity styles with psychological well-being. The statistical population was working mothers with children aged 11 to 16 in Tehran's District 6 in 2020. Based on acorrelation plan, 320 people were selected by convenience sampling method.They responded to the Psychological Well-Being Scale-Short Form (Reef, 1989), the Parenting Styles Inventory (Baumrind, 1973), the Identity Styles Inventory (Berzonsy, 1992), and the Self-construal Scale (Singelis, 1994). The findings of this study showed that there is a significant relationship between parenting styles and identity styles with self-construal and psychological well-being. According to the results, parenting styles and identity styles explain 12% and 20% of the variance of independent   and dependent self-construct, respectively. In addition, parenting styles, identity styles, and self-construct explain 32% of the variance in psychological well-being. The results of path analysis showed that independent and dependent self-construal in the relationship between parenting styles and identity styles with the psychological well-being of mothers had a significant indirect effect. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that self-interpretation has a mediating role in the relationship between parenting styles and identity styles with psychological well-being.

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