The influence of family dynamics on family function in different stages of family life cycle among Iranian couples

Thesis PhD (Guidance & Counseling)

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Main Author: Panah, Afsaneh Ghanbari
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2023
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Online Access:http://openscience.utm.my/handle/123456789/63
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spelling oai:openscience.utm.my:123456789/632023-05-10T10:11:10Z The influence of family dynamics on family function in different stages of family life cycle among Iranian couples Panah, Afsaneh Ghanbari Family counseling Family dynamic Thesis PhD (Guidance & Counseling) Understanding the dynamics of family performance is an important factor in identifying a family’s well-being. There is an increasing number of family problems in recent years and this research investigates how the family dynamics dimensions (cohesion, flexibility and family communication) and family function patterns (family satisfaction and general function) in the different stages o f a family life cycle have affected Iranian couples. Besides that, the relationship between family dynamic dimensions and family function patterns was also investigated. Consequently the effects of both family life cycle and gender evaluated on relationship between family dynamic dimensions and family function patterns were also studied. Cross sectional method had been used and the chosen samples were 525 married couples living in Tehran, Iran. The results of Structural Equaling Model (SEM) showed that the family cohesion and family flexibility were both related to family functioning, but family flexibility had more influence than family cohesion. Although family communication was highly related to cohesion and flexibility, it did not have a direct effect on the family function. Finding from various of sample groups showed that the relationship between the family dynamic dimensions and family function patterns changed even though there were no changes across gender. This study enriches the information regarding the family structures because it shows the role of family in Iranian culture and the effects of relationships on individual’s life. The findings from this research can be used by family professionals to conceptualize and structure family dynamics aimed at improving family functions befitting the Iranian culture. In addition, this research has contributed to the field o f research concerning the development of family counseling Faculty of Education 2023-04-10T07:16:21Z 2023-04-10T07:16:21Z 2014-02 Thesis Dataset http://openscience.utm.my/handle/123456789/63 en application/pdf Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
spellingShingle Family counseling
Family dynamic
Panah, Afsaneh Ghanbari
The influence of family dynamics on family function in different stages of family life cycle among Iranian couples
title The influence of family dynamics on family function in different stages of family life cycle among Iranian couples
title_full The influence of family dynamics on family function in different stages of family life cycle among Iranian couples
title_fullStr The influence of family dynamics on family function in different stages of family life cycle among Iranian couples
title_full_unstemmed The influence of family dynamics on family function in different stages of family life cycle among Iranian couples
title_short The influence of family dynamics on family function in different stages of family life cycle among Iranian couples
title_sort influence of family dynamics on family function in different stages of family life cycle among iranian couples
topic Family counseling
Family dynamic
url http://openscience.utm.my/handle/123456789/63
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