The relationship between mother acceptance-rejection and aggression in girl students

Nowadays, violence and aggression can be widely observed in many societies, the effect of which can be seen on both individuals and the society as a whole. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between mother acceptance-rejection and aggression among the B.Sc. students of Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran.
This descriptive, canonical correlational study was conducted on 100 female university students selected through simple sampling. The data were collected using adult acceptance-rejection questionnaire (mother form) and Buss and Warren Aggression Questionnaire. Then, they were entered into the SPSS statistical software and analyzed using descriptive as well as inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient and canonical correlation).
Structural coefficients showed that the pattern of high scores in mother’s acceptance and low scores in mother’s rejection was correlated with the pattern of low scores in indirect aggression, anger, hostility, and physical aggression. Therefore, the study findings indicated that the combination of low mother’s acceptance and high mother’s rejection could increase the probability of indirect aggression, anger, hostility, and physical aggression.
A significant correlation was observed between mother acceptance-rejection and aggression.