Designing a model of personal responsibility based on the family communication pattern in adolescents with the mediating role of identity styles

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of identity styles in the relationship between family communication patterns and personal responsibility in adolescents. The present study is basic research in terms of purpose and a correlational study in terms of method. The statistical population of the present study was all male and female students in the second secondary school in Tehran from Allameh Shearani sample school for boys in Region 2 and Nikan sample school for girls in Region 2 in 2022, among them, 300 people were selected as a sample using an available sampling method. Research questionnaires included: The personal Responsibility Scale (PRSA, Mergler & Shield, 2016), the Family Communication Patterns Questionnaire (FCP, Koerner & Fitzpatrick, 2002), and the Identity Style Inventory (ISI, Berzonsky, 1992). Path analysis was used to analyze the data. The results of the path analysis indicated that the model fit in well. The findings showed that conversation orientation and conformity orientation could indirectly predict personal responsibility in adolescents through identity styles (p<0.001). It can be concluded that family communication patterns & identity styles play a key role in personal responsibility in adolescents and it is necessary to pay attention to these factors in interacting with each other in personal responsibility promotion programs.