THE JOURNAL OF WOMENS' STUDIES (JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH ON WOMEN'S STUDIES)
Year:2009 | Volume:2 | Issue:4|Papers Count:9

The main purpose of this study is to recognize the factors affecting women’s participation in decision making for the family. This research was conducted on 2008 in the new city of Baharestan (Isphahan). Theories of Weber, Callins, Ingellhart and White have been used. The research theories have been tested through a survey method and questionnaire.To analyze the data, the multivariable regression has been used. The results from the multivariable regression statistical analysis of participation in family decision making shows that R2=.5. Among all the factors, the following variants were more determinant: duration of marriage, resident at the time of marriage, age, and man’s age at the time of marriage as well as his job. The comparison of regression quotient shows that marriage duration has the most shares in dependent variable changes.

Background: A considerable body of this research includes the fact that the structure of family has an impact on the typology of confliction in family relationships.Aims: The present study is undertaken among the polygamous and monogamous families in Zahedan, Iran. Essential factors considered in family relationships are: the rate and type of conflict among women who are in polygamous marriages and women who are in monogamous marriages.Method: A sample of 300 women from Zahedan participated in this study: 150 (50%) were in a monogamous marriage and 150 (50%) in a polygamous marriage.Results: Findings reveal differences between women in polygamous and monogamous marriages. Women in polygamous marriages showed significant levels of power, emotional and sexual conflict in their marital relationships.Conclusion: The article calls on public policy and social services in order to increase public awareness about the impact of polygamous family structures on couple’s wellbeing. It seems some strategies decrease the level of tension in this kind of families.

Security of transportation is an important and determining factor in the usage of urban areas. Women are considered as being vulnerable to insecurity; therefore, a special study on their transportation in the public urban areas and the improvement of their security for the development of urban areas is essential.The main theory of this research is the following: “it seems that there is a direct relation between the number of travels and the security felt by women within an urban area.” This theory has been examined through a field study around a crowded area in the central part of Tehran (Parkshahr) and through questionnaire as well as statistical analysis via T Test and comparing the relevant histograms. Results confirm the direct relation between the two variants of ‘number of travels’ and ‘women’s sense of security’. Moreover, in the present research while studying the needs and special characteristics of women’s transportation through a participatory approach, the results of the analysis of applied indexes are provided in the questionnaire, including: improvement of the security of public transportation and the security of passengers, increase of control over the passengers and improvement of the security level for women’s transportation during night. Finally, some applicable measures for the realization of the above mentioned issues are presented.

The present research aims at studying the impact of group counseling in logo therapy method for the improvement of the general health of female victims of earthquake in Zarand city. The research is based on a semi -experimental method. The population of our study consists of all 20 women who have been affected by Zarand earthquake and who have been selected through a multi-stage cluster sampling. The tool used for the gathering of information is the general health questionnaire (GHQ- 28). In order to analyze the data, the T test has been also used. The analysis and synthesis showed that the group counseling in logo therapy will improve four dimensions of general health: physical status, stress, depression and mental disorder. However, this method did not have a significant impact from a social perspective.

The purpose of this research was to determine the impact of factors like employment status (teaching vs. housekeeping), education level, age and number of children in predicting the self-confidence of married women. Subjects were consisted of 80 married women in Isphahan city (40 teacher and 40 housekeeping), who were randomly selected through the multi- stage cluster sampling. For assessing the self–confidence of married women, a 30-item set of items of Bernreuter personality Inventory, which measured the self–confidence, was used. Analysis of data indicated that employment status (teaching vs. housekeeping) can predict the rate of self–confidence in married women (p=0/00), but adding each one of the factors (education level, age or number of children) to the employment status (teaching vs. housekeeping) can not increase the prediction capacity for the self-confidence of married women. Result of this research showed that employment plays a critical role in increasing married women’s self-confidence, but although education level, age and number of children are significantly related to self-confidence of married women but can’t predict it.

This Study explored the relationship between Communication patterns of Student Couples, and the communication patterns of their parents. The purpose of the study was to examine the intergenerational transmission of patterns of couple communication, during times of marital conflict. The ex-post-facto design was utilized as the research method for this study. Communication Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ) was used to gather the required data. This Questionnaire is a self- report measure that addresses spouses’ behavior during three stages of conflict. Student couples of Tehran universities and their parents comprised the whole population under study. The sample involved 153 couples, 52 of whom were student couples.51 couples were the parents of the student’s wives, and 50 couples were the parents of the student’s husbands. Snowball sampling, which is a type of non- probability sampling, was used. The research data were analyzed through partial correlation approach. The findings supported the majority of research hypotheses. There was a significant positive correlation between the student couple and their parents in mutual constructive communication pattern (P<0.01). There was a significant positive correlation between the student couple and their parents in mutual avoidance communication pattern (P<0.05). The intergenerational transmission of demand / withdraw communication patterns varied according to the sex of the student couple: the findings showed that there was a significant positive correlation between student couple and the husband’s parents in man demand / woman withdraw communication pattern (P<0.01). But there was not any significant correlation between student couple and the wife’s parents in the same pattern of couple communication. For woman demand / man withdraw communication pattern, the reverse happened. Suggestions for the application of these findings in the areas of prevention and treatment of marital problems have been proposed.

The present article seeks to analyze the impact of social control factors on the sportive activities and delinquency by emphasizing on gender differences. The theoretical framework of this research is based on theories of self- respect and social bonds of Hiersche. The research is based on a measurement method and 384 students were studied as sample who have been chosen randomly based on a sampling method through categories. The data have been gathered through automatic questionnaire. Results show that the variants of affection, belief and self- respect have a significant reverse relationship with delinquency. Also the results show that the most important variants for predicting the delinquency among girls and boys are affection and belief. Gender has a significant direct relationship with sportive activities and delinquency. All in all, compared to girls, the rate of delinquency among boys is higher in average.