The relationship between parental personality traits and optimism and communication skills of sixth grade elementary students

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between parental personality traits and optimism and communication skills of sixth grade elementary students. The research method was descriptive-correlational and the statistical population of this study included all male students of the sixth grade of elementary school in Qaen (509 people). In this study, multi-stage cluster sampling was used. Among the sixth grade students in the primary school, 200 students were randomly selected using the Karajsi and Morgan tables. Using the Schlein and Jarabak Communication Skills Questionnaire (2004), the personality traits of Neo Costa and McCra (1983) and the optimism of Shearer and Carver (1985), the necessary information was collected and multiple regression was used to analyze the data. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between parents 'personality traits, optimism and students' communication skills. In addition, all the components of parental personality traits are strong predictors of students' optimism and communication skills. Therefore, in order to promote and improve family interactions and parent-child relationships, special educational programs should be organized to prevent pessimism and its side effects in adolescents. The relationship between parental personality traits and optimism and communication skills of sixth grade elementary students