The Relationship between Family Communication Patterns, Attachment Styles and Tendency to Male Gender in High school Girls

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between family communication patterns, Attachment styles, and tendency to male gender in high school girls in Bandar- Abbas in Iran. The research design was a descriptive correlation, and the study sample included 300 students were chose as the population. Data collection tools, including 4 measures of Demographic Questionnaire, The Adult Attachment Scale (AAS), Communication Pattern Questionnaire (CPQ). The Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis were used in order to analyze data. The results showed that there was a relationship between Attachment styles and tendency to male gender in high school girls, and generally, the Attachment styles can anticipate the tendency to male gender. Moreover, there was a relationship between family communication patterns and the tendency to male gender among high school girls and in general, the communication patterns inside the family anticipate the tendency to male gender.