SOCIOLOGY OF WOMEN (JOURNAL OF WOMAN AND SOCIETY)
Year:2017 | Volume:7 | Issue:4 (28)|Papers Count:8

This study aimed to investigate the effect of life skills training on marital satisfaction, marital dissatisfaction and mental health of spouse of veteran. The research was quasi-experimental. Population study included wives of veterans with 25 to 50 percent of disability in Islamabad West. The study sample consisted of 30 patients randomly divided into two groups of experimental group (n=15) and control group (n=15) who answered Enrich’s marital satisfaction questionnaire (Short Form), Pines’ marital dissatisfaction and Goldberg’s public health. experimental group for 9 sessions, one session in a week had life skill training and the control group received no intervention. Then two groups took post-test. Analysis of covariance was performed to analyze the data. The results of showed that between experimental and control groups after the implementation of life skills education, there is a significant difference in marital dissatisfaction, marital satisfaction and mental health. The dissatisfaction with marriage, marital satisfaction and mental health of test and pre-test group and the control group was significantly decreased and increased, respectively. Life skill training is effective to reduce boredom and increase marital satisfaction and mental health of veterans’ wives.

The purpose of this study was to answer the question whether the employment status of women, including physical characteristics, their jobs and their attitude toward their employment status (job satisfaction) -Br affect quality of life? To this end, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire was used to measure job satisfaction Kendall and Smith. The collected data were analyzed using spss software for FrzyhHa test of Pearson, D. Summers test, Kendall's tau and Kay C. Squire was used. Research findings showed that the independent variables, job satisfaction, marital status and age of the studied women who have had an impact on quality of life. In fact, people who had a higher level of job satisfaction, and single people aged 25-34 had higher quality of life.

Social capital is one of the most important concepts in the social science that it is widely used in other sciences and has a close relationship with women's empowerment. The present research was conducted to study the effects of social capital components on the empowerment of rural women. This study is application from objective aspect and descriptive- analytical from nature aspect. The data was gathered by library and field studies through questionnaires and interviews. Superficial validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts. To determine the reliability, the number of 35 questionnaires was distributed in the region and the rate for the whole sector was estimated 0.74 by Cronbach's alpha. The study population consisted of 3329 women in 13 villages of Shiyan rural district. The sample size was estimated 370 people based on the Cochran formula that the distribution of the number of samples in villages have been classificatory and in proportion to their population. The results of Pearson correlation coefficient indicates that there is a significant and positive relationship between social capital and empowering women. Also result of multivariate Regression indicate components of trust, partnership and solidarity explain 0.42 of changes in women's empowerment. Also according to Friedman test the component of self -determination has highest rank among empowerment components.

Today the issue of consumption and especially consuming cultural products is so important that is among the agenda of planners and persons in charge of the cultural issues therefor, this study was conducted to investigate the influence of media literacy on consuming cultural products among women aged 15-39 years old in Shahrekord. Mental and documental survey method is applied in this research. Population included 39596 persons. The sample size included 380 people selected by kocran and multi-stage cluster sampling (systematic). To analyze data, multi variable regression and correlation coefficient was used by Amos (experimental model) and SPSS. findings show that there was not a significance statistical relationship between women social economic base and consuming cultural products however there was a significance relationship between processing and analyzing messages and consuming cultural products. Consuming cultural products on the basis on dimensions including volume, type, tendency toward consuming and the level of consumption and motivation, habits and behavior have been investigated. It shows that the motivation of consuming among women results in consumption behavior, tendency, and diversity in consuming cultural goods and repeating consumption results in a habit in consuming cultural products.

This study aims to predict distress tolerance based on the communication components of original family among divorced and non-divorced women. The study is correlational. The population of this research included all divorced and non-divorced women in Tehran in 2016. The sample consisted of 300 women (150 divorced women and 150 non-divorced women) selected by random sampling method from family justice centers and clients of Sadeghiyh’s Martyr Health Home in region 3 of Tehran. To collect the data, the original family scale (Hovestadt et al, 1985) and the distress tolerance questionnaire (Simmons and Gaher, 2005) was used. Data was analyzed by using multiple regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient. Finding showed that divorced women had more chaotic communication patterns than non-divorced women and their distress tolerance were at a lower level.

Undoubtedly, understanding and correct use of healthy relationships methods in marriage can play an important role in improving the quality of life and satisfying couples. Hence, this study examined the couples’ communication patterns by the practice of religious beliefs and mental health of women working at Kharazmi University. The sample consisted of 162 female staff who worked in 2013-2014 and were randomly selected. Three questionnaires including Communication Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ), the practice of religious beliefs and mental health (GHQ-28) were carried out to collect data. descriptive statistics and regression test by SPSS 21 software helped to analyze data. The findings suggest that practicing religious beliefs and mental health with mutual constructive communication patterns have a significant and positive correlation (p<0.01) and they have a significant negative correlation with the communication patterns of avoidance, demand and retiring. The results indicate that the practice of religious beliefs and mental health in couples’ communication among female employees of Kharazmi University is an important factor to deal with conflicts and differences in communication patterns.

The purpose of this research was to describe and explain the relationship between moral intelligence and life orientation with effectiveness of female teachers in high school of Firooz Abad City. The research method was descriptive in type of correlation. Statistical population of this research included 107 individuals of female teachers who taught at high school of Fars Firooz Abad in 2014 School year, that have been studied on the basis of census. For data collection, Lennick & Kiel's moral intelligence questionnaire (2005), Carver & Scheier's optimism questionnaire (2003), Moghimi and Ramezan (2010) effectiveness questionnaire have been used. For analysis of data, Pearson correlation ratio statistical tests, one sample Kolmogorov-Smirnoff test (one sample K.S), independent simple T-test, variance analysis test (ANOVA) have been used. Results show that there is meaningful and direct statistical correlation between moral intelligence and life orientation and effectiveness of teachers. In addition, there is a meaningful and direct statistical correlation between moral intelligence and any dimensions of effectiveness.

Among classic prose from Safavi era “Mahboob Ol Gholoob” is more significant and is known as “beautiful and tall” or "Sun and laugh". In this artwork, woman has a significant role so its sociological aspect increases. This paper uses analysis- descriptive method with the documentary tool. After studying 1336 issues of “Mahboob Ol Gholoob” and extracting cases in which women have expected role, findings have been classified according to characteristic definition. In half of anecdotes (83 ones) in this book, women have major or minor, positive or negative and opposite or confident role. Totally, women play a positive role in 19 anecdotes and a negative role in 20 anecdotes. Therefor this work consists of both positive and negative aspects of women’s characteristics.