The current research explored the serial mediating role of social comparison and interpersonal skills in the association between positive parenting and self-esteem in adolescents. The participants for this study comprised 674 (boys = 47%, girls = 53%) adolescents recruited from the mainstream government school of Lahore, an urbanized city of Pakistan, by using a multistage sampling technique. Participants for this research have an age range of 12–19 years (M = 14.88, SD = 1.33). Parenting Style Scale for Adolescents, Self-Esteem Scale for Children, Social Comparison Scale, and Interpersonal Skills Scale were used to measure the positive parenting, self-esteem, social comparison, and interpersonal skills, respectively. Based on the study results, it was concluded that social comparison and interpersonal skills partially mediate the relationship between positive parenting and self-esteem. The results of the research are discussed in the light of pertinent literature, and some recommendations were given for upcoming studies.

当前的研究探索了社会比较和人际交往能力在青少年积极父母与自尊之间的联系中的系列中介作用。这项研究的参与者包括使用多阶段抽样技术从巴基斯坦城市化城市拉合尔的主流政府学校招募的674名青少年（男孩= 47％，女孩= 53％）。这项研究的参与者年龄在12-19岁之间（M = 14.88，SD= 1.33）。青少年的父母养育方式量表，儿童自尊量表，社会比较量表和人际交往能力量表分别用于衡量积极的父母教养，自尊，社会比较和人际交往能力。根据研究结果，可以得出结论，社会比较和人际交往能力在一定程度上介导了积极养育与自尊之间的关系。根据相关文献讨论了研究结果，并对即将进行的研究提出了一些建议。