ОСОБИНЕ ЛИЧНОСТИ КАО МЕДИЈАТОРИ У РЕЛАЦИЈАМА СТИЛОВА РОДИТЕЉСТВА И САМОПОШТОВАЊА УЧ ЕНИКА ОСНОВНИХ ШКОЛА
PERSONALITY TRAITS AS MEDIATORS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTING STYLES AND PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS‘ SELF-ESTEEM

Summary/Abstract: The results of previous studies suggest a correlation between parenting styles and adolescents’ self-esteem, yet the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain insufficiently known. This study therefore aimed to examine the role of personality traits as mediators between parenting styles and adolescents’ self-esteem. The sample consisted of 450 primary school students (53.6% female) aged 13 to 15, and the data was collected using the Parental Interpersonal Behavior Questionnaire, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the BFI personality traits inventory. The predictors were paternal/maternal support, the criterion was self-esteem, and the mediators were personality traits. The results of mediation analyses indicate that all tested models of direct and indirect effects are statistically significant. Bootstrapping suggests that extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness to experience are statistically significant mediators of the relationships tested, while neuroticism is not. The main conclusion of our study is that there is an overlap in measuring parenting styles and children’s self-esteem, and that their relationship depends on children’s personality. In addition, results suggest that paternal and maternal parenting styles have an almost equal effect on children’s self-esteem. These findings can contribute to a better understanding of parental influences on adolescents’ self-esteem, as well as provide insights that can be applied in student counseling and education.

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