Determining the mediating role of emotional repression in the relationship between parenting styles and ego strength

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Master Student in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Rahman Institute of Higher Education, Ramsar, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Rahman Institute of Higher Education, Ramsar, Iran

3 University Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Rahman Institute of Higher Education, Ramsar, Iran

Abstract

Objective: The present study investigated the relationship between parenting styles and ego strength, with the mediating role of emotional repression.
Methods:  The current type of research is descriptive-correlation based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research includes female students of the first secondary level of schools in Abbas Abad city in the academic year of 2022-2023. 200 students were selected by a multi-stage cluster sampling method. To collect information in this research, the Parenting Styles & Dimensions Questionnaire, Psychosocial Inventory of Ego Strengths, and Weinberger Adjustment Inventory were used. Then, the data was analyzed using correlation tests and structural equation modeling using SPSS-24 and SmartPLS3.
Results: The results showed that permissive and authoritative parenting styles have a positive and direct effect on ego strength, and authoritarian parenting styles have a negative and direct effect on ego strength (p<0.05). Also, emotional repression has a negative and direct effect on ego strength (p<0.05). In addition, parenting styles have an indirect effect on ego strength through the mediating role of emotional repression (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The results showed that the authoritative parenting style and emotional repression will have a negative effect on creating a strong ego in students. Therefore, it is necessary to train parents with healthy parenting styles to raise students with a strong ego.

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  • Receive Date: 24 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 26 August 2024
  • Accept Date: 30 August 2024

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