Thesis:

The relationship between emotional deception based on the promise of marriage, moral guilt, and self-esteem of girls aged 15 to 25 in Mashhad

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between emotional deception based on the promise of marriage and moral guilt and self-esteem of girls aged 15 to 25 in Mashhad. This study was fundamental in terms of its purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of its nature and method. The statistical population of the study included girls aged 15 to 25 in Mashhad (250,000 people). The reason for choosing this statistical population is the age conditions that expose these girls to emotional deception. The sampling method was available. The sample size was determined to be 384 people based on the Morgan table. In this way, the questionnaire link was designed on the Pearlline website and distributed to the relevant groups (residents of Mashhad, adolescents and young people of Mashhad). The Coppersmith Self-Esteem Scale (1967); Ross Emotional Deception Questionnaire (1999) and Kugler and Jones Guilt Questionnaire (1992) were used to collect information. In this study, the SPSS version 26 software program was used to analyze data and information. The findings of the study showed that there is a significant relationship between emotional deception based on the promise of marriage and moral guilt and self-esteem (p<0.01). The results of the regression test showed that emotional deception based on the promise of marriage has the power to predict moral guilt and self-esteem of girls aged 15 to 25 in Mashhad (p<0.01). Therefore, it can be said that reducing emotional deception leads to reducing moral guilt and increasing self-esteem of girls.

Keywords: Emotional deception based on the promise of marriage, moral guilt, self-esteem, girls