The Role of Family Communication Patterns and Parenting Styles in the Self-Esteem of Students with Learning Disabilities

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of family communication patterns and parenting style in the self-esteem of secondary school students with learning disabilities in Ardabi in the year 2021. Methods The present study is a descriptive-correlational study. The instruments of this study include the Revised Family Communication Patterns Questionnaire (2004), Baumrind Parenting Questionnaire 1973.Cooper-Smith Self-Esteem Questionnaire (1967). These questionnaires were administered to 200 adolescents with learning disabilities. Finally, the collected data were statistically analyzed through the implementation of questionnaires. Results The results show that the effect of communication patterns and parenting styles in explaining self-esteem is significant. Multiple regression results also showed parenting styles have the power to explain the variable of self-esteem more than communication patterns; Therefore, the best predictor of self-esteem is parenting style. Conclusion There is a direct and significant relationship between communication patterns and parenting styles with the self-esteem of adolescents with learning disabilities.