@ARTICLE{Rajabtabar Darvishi, author = {Rajabtabar Darvishi, Fateme and Yahyazade, Soleyman and Hoseini, Hamze and }, title = {A survey of Relationship between Child Upbringing Styles and Religious Attitude and Mental Health in Girl Students}, volume = {4}, number = {1}, abstract ={Background and Purpose: According to the psychologists, the parents’ actions have a significant impact on shaping up children’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between parenting styles and the religious attitude and mental health in female students of second grade secondary school in Babol. Materials and Methods: This descriptive correlational study was conducted on 336 female students in Babol, using simple random sampling method. For data collection, the General Health Questionnaire-28, Baumrind’s Parenting Style Inventory, and Seraj’s religious attitude survey were employed. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and Pearson product-moment correlation through SPSS version 16. Results: According to the results of the study, there was a negative correlation between the dictatorial parenting styles and mental health (r=-0.122, P<0.026). However, the authoritative (r=-0/036, P<0/515) and permissive (r=-0.049, P<0.375) parenting styles demonstrated no significant correlation with mental health. Furthermore, religious attitude was revealed to have a positive correlation between the dictatorial (r=0.183, P<0.001) and authoritative (r=0.142, P<0.009) parenting styles. Nevertheless, there was no significant relationship between the permissive parenting styles and religious attitude. Conclusion: As the findings of the present study demonstrated, parenting styles were effective in religious attitude and mental health of the female students. It is concluded that parents should be provided with necessary trainings in order to improve their parenting styles. }, URL = {http://jrh.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-305-en.html}, eprint = {http://jrh.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-305-en.pdf}, journal = {Religion and Health}, doi = {}, year = {2016} }