Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Behavioral Sciences 2322-1194 7 2 2013 08 01 Parenting styles and adolescents’ self-esteem: Mediatory role of satisfying basic psychological needs 151 158 67824 EN Frouzeh Sepehrian Urmia University Journal Article 2015 03 08 Introduction: Using Path analysis, the present study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between parenting styles and adolescents' self-esteem with regard to the mediatory effects of basic psychological needs satisfaction.Method: 238 first grade high school male students in Urmia city took part in this study by answering the following questionnaires: parenting styles, basic psychological needs, and self-esteem.Results: Findings showed that basic psychological needs satisfaction had a mediatory role in the relationship between parenting styles and self-esteem: permissive and authoritative parenting style exerted an indirect positive influence on male students' self-esteem through basic psychological needs satisfaction. In addition, authoritarian parenting style had an indirect negative influence on self-esteem through basic psychological needs satisfaction.Conclusion: Basic psychological needs satisfaction can mediate the relationship between parenting styles and self-esteem. https://www.behavsci.ir/article_67824_d2bd7e3bd6dc601ee4d792f650ca3434.pdf