The relationship between mothers' and fathers' narcissism and perfectionism with adolescents' self-efficacy

Adolescence is a period when individuals are expected to deal with major and delicate changes in educational, social, and family lives. Thus, it is important to person to have confidence in his/her abilities to manage his/her environment which is known as self-efficacy. Mothers' and fathers' narcissism and perfectionism are among factors which influent adolescents' self-efficacy. The current research, thus, aimed to study the relationship between mothers' and fathers' narcissism and perfectionism with adolescents' self-efficacy. The research design was predictive-descriptive. The statistical population included all high school students of Tehran with their mothers and fathers among whom 140 students with their mothers and fathers were recruited using multistage cluster random sampling method and filled out Narcissist Personality Inventory, Perfectionism Questionnaire, and General Self- Efficacy Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and regression methods and via SPSS-23. The results of correlation analysis revealed that only mothers' narcissism had negative, significant relationship with adolescents' self-efficacy. Also, the results of regression analysis indicated that only mothers' narcissism was able to negatively, significantly predict adolescents' self-efficacy. In general, the findings of the current research showed that mothers' personality traits had stronger effects on their children's skills and beliefs about themselves in compare with the fathers'.