Journal of Family Research
Year:2018 | Volume:14 | Issue:53 |Papers Count:12

The purpose of this research is to study the representation of family relations in four seasons of "Payetakht" TV series. Hereto, John Fisk's semiotics methodology was used. Scene was chosen as the analytical unit and the selected scenes were selected purposefully from 20 different episodes of this series. The results of the research indicate a set of cultural implications regarding intimate and proximate relationships among family members. According to the conducted representation, family, in this series, is a sincere structure, which enjoys close ties between husband, wife, parents and children. Generally, the codes used in "Paytakht" series represent the ideology of an intimate family.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Emmons Gratitude Training on hope and happiness. To that end, 40 couples in Neyshabour City were selected who were studied by Snyder and et al (1991) Hope Scale, and Oxford Happiness Scale (1989). Emmons’s Gratitude package taken from Gomrani (2010) and South well (2012). The present study is a quasi-experimental research with control and experimental groups. The experimental group received Gratitude Training for 9 sessions and the control group did not receive anything.The analysis of the findings shows that the mean scores of hope and happiness of the subjects were different between groups (control and experimental groups), after the adjustment of the pre-test (p<0.01).And the experimental group shows higher hope and happiness after receiving Emmons Gratitude Training. Accordingly, it can be argued that the formation or expansion of one of the positive emotions can also contribute to the formation or and expansion of other positive emotions.Also, Emmons Gratitude Training causes people to have more supportive resources, thus they are more hopeful and experience more happiness with increasing emotional excitement and negative emotional excitement.

This study aims to investigate the relationship between autonomy and intimacy of the family of origin and marital adjustment with respect to the role of personality factors. The study population consisted of men and women who were married in Qazvin City and at least one year had passed since their marriage. For this purpose, we recruited 300 subjects (150 married men and 150 married women) and they answered the demographic information, family of origin Scale (FOS), dyadic adjustment scale (DAS) and measure five personality traits (NEO-FFI) respectively.Data were analyzed using path analysis, through Bootstrap Test. The results showed that the autonomy and intimacy of the family of origin have direct impact on marital adjustment. Also personality factors have the role of mediator in relation to the autonomy of the family of origin with marital adjustment and intimacy of the family of origin with marital adjustment.Based on these results, it can be argued that experience of the family of origin and personality factors may be associated with levels of marital adjustment.In fact, if a person benefits from greater autonomy and intimacy with the family of origin, the probability of him or her being temperamental in his or her neurotic personality is low, being more able to control their sudden changes and stronger than others in dealing with stress, and it ultimately leads to greater marital adjustment.

This study aims to examine the validation of Interpersonal Circumplex (IPC) and its correlation with Neo-5 in Iranian Couples.A sample of 502 persons in University of Mohaghegh Ardabily answered the self-report and spouse-report IPC and NEO-5 Questionnaires. Research method was Circumplex Model with Validity and Reliability coefficient. Randomization test of hypothised ordered relations showed proper fit for the structure of IPC (CI>0.70; P<0.001). No significant difference was shown between Ir and US sample (CI=-0.02; P=0.68). Men and women reported themselves and their spouse's interpersonal problems in the same manner in according to circumplex structure of IPC (CI=-0.08; P=0.99; for both).Results added up to cross-cultural supports of IPC structural validity. Some suggestions were discussed. Its correlation with Neo-5 showed that Neo-5 Dimensions were congruent with Interpersonal Circumplex. In the end, IPC can be used as a measure for assessing and recognizing communications and behaviors in Iranian couples.

This article studies the current views of Islamic jurisprudence along with Iranian legal system’s positions on sexual relations.According to the rules, all legal aspects of marital relationship including sexual issues shall be in the framework of reasonable and rational behavior. Accordingly, limiting the right of wife to have sexual relation with her husband once per four months, as it is determined in traditional jurisprudence, cannot be acceptable; because of its inconsistency with the criterion of reasonable behavior. Similarly, in every single sexual relationship the criterion of reasonableness should be observed. Therefore, sexual relation by force, violent and unreasonable methods of sexual intercourse are impermissible.Considering the fact that the concept of reasonable behavior is dynamic and changeable under the influence of differences in customs and cultures, the article concludes that a reasonable behavior in previous communities might be evaluated as unreasonable in our time. The article also makes some suggestions for improvement in Iranian family law in terms of sexual relations.

Extramarital relationship is a problem that severely affects individuals’ lives and is one of the main reasons of divorce. The aim of the present study is to provide a deep understanding of women's experience of their husbands’ extramarital relations.The research method is phenomenology which is a qualitative method. For this purpose, 12 betrayed women were selected by purposeful sampling method.Depth interview methods were used for data collection. The interviews were recorded and written word by word and were analyzed using the Colaizzi method.Five main themes were extracted including severe physical and psychological disturbances, unpleasant emotions, and permanent preoccupation with the causes of infidelity, difficulty in relation with unfaithful spouse, grief and sorrow. Based on the findings of this study, the negative consequences of extramarital relationship is very deep and long-lasting for the damaged wife and the whole family. As a result, making people aware of the negative consequences can be effective in the prevention of extramarital relationship.Additionally, the clinicians can use these findings to help the women to cope with the problem in a better way.

The right to marry and start a family is the indisputable right of every human being.Reproduction and childbearing is one of the main motivations for marriage, especially in our country. One of the main concerns about the marriage of persons with contagious and dangerous diseases is the possibility of transmitting the disease by reproduction and concerns for the future of the child. It seems that the Iranian legislature intended to address this issue in 2013. According to Article 23 of the Family Protection Law, couples are obligated to receive a health certificate clearing them of drug addiction and dangerous and contagious diseases before they conclude a marriage contract.addition, any of the couples suffering from an infectious or dangerous disease must be monitored and supervised, and in cases where there is a risk of damage to the fetus, such care and supervision should also include the prevention of their reproduction.This note addresses the claims that this provision entails sterilization, contrary to the state’s obligation of minimal intervention in legitimate individual freedoms. The question is what should be done in the conflict between the right of (sick) persons to marry and start a family, and the government's commitment to maintaining public health and the protection of the rights of the future child.How should these rights be balanced? The purpose of this article is to examine the conflict between these rights from the perspective of international human rights instruments through a descriptive-analytical method. According to the research findings, not only there is a serious ambiguity in the manner of the implementation of this regulation, there is also no sanction for the violation of the provision.The recommended approach is to minimize state intervention in the rights of individuals while prioritizing the best interests of the future child by providing free medical services, counseling in advance of marriage, and raising awareness of couples through education.

This present study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of Group Logo Therapy on meaning of life and family function for mothers having child suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorders.Statistical population included all mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders who approached the Beh-Ara Daily rehabilitation clinic for children with special disorders. A total of 20 mothers were selected as samples using a convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into control and experimental groups.Research design was pretest-post-test design with control group and follow-up.The "purpose in life" and ''family function" questionnaire was used as a research tools based on the educational group logo therapy sessions during eight sessions, each ninety minutes. Results showed that there were significant differences in the mean scores of experimental and control groups and group logo therapy enhances family function and the meaning of life and improves the performance of mothers children with of Autism Spectrum Disorders in the treatment group compared with the control group (P<0.01), Also the increase of the efficacy of group logo therapy on the meaning of life and the improvement of the family functioning was consistent at follow-up sessions.Therefore, it is possible to use the Logo Therapy to improve family function and meaning of life among mothers with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.