The Mediating role of self esteem in the relationship between the authoritative parenting style and aggression

This study used a structural model to investigate the mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship between an authoritative parenting style and aggression. For this purpose, 300 female college students in the social and basic sciences from Payame-Noor University hosen through multistage sampling, completed a questionnaire on parenting style, another on self-esteem, and an aggression scale. Researchers analysed the data by using a structural equation model. The results show that the causal effect of an authoritative parenting style on self-esteem was positive while the effect on aggression was negative. The causal effect of self-esteem on aggression was also negative. The data allowed us to accept the proposed model by indicating that self-esteem has a mediating role in the relationship between an authoritative child-rearing style and aggression.