The Relationship between Self-Control and Family Function with Social Adjustment among High School Students: Case Study of Abadeh

This study was to investigate the relationship of self-control and family functioning with social adjustment among high school students in Abadeh, Fars Province. This cross-sectional correlation study was conducted on 350 students. A battery of questionnaires was used to collect the needed data including self-control, family, and social adjustment questioners. The collected data were analyzed by using independent samples t-test, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis. The results showed a significant relationship between self-control and social adjustment. Besides, self-control can predict 10.5% of the variances of social adjustment. It was also noted that the family functioning was correlated with social adjustment and can explain 11.4% of the variances of social adjustment. The consistency of findings shows that mean score of female students' social adjustment is significantly higher than that of male students. Based on these findings, it can be suggested that family dysfunction has undesired effects on the children's behavior. Given the important role of self-control skills in adaptive behaviors and prediction of social adjustment, these factors must be considered more by future research.