Abstract
Social helpers can play an important role in empowering vulnerable groups. One of these vulnerable groups is women with addicted husband that encounter with the crisis of addiction of their husband in life. Undoubtedly, one of the practices in the field of empowering them is enhancement of their resiliency. Recognition of effective factors on the resiliency can be helpful in direction of empowering them in next steps. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of the role of family function on the resiliency of women with addicted husband. In viewpoint of data collection, the method of current research is descriptive research (non-experimental) from field study branch and in viewpoint of the relationship among research variables this study is a type of correlation. Statistical population of the current research was women with addicted husband in Tehran that 350 of them were selected based on Cochran’s formula and were studied using a simple random method. In order to collect data and required information in this study, standard family assessment device (FAD) and Conner and Davidson’s standard resiliency questionnaire (2003) were used. Data were tested using SPSS software and correlation and multivariable regression tests. The results showed that there is a significant positive correlation between family function and the resiliency of women with addicted husband (r=+0.343, P DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n1s1p400
Highlights
The family is the first and the most fundamental entity that plays a basic role in formation of identity of a person
The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between family function and its components with resiliency of women with addicted husband
Previous researches have indicated that family function is effective on satisfaction from life and self-esteem and families with better function have reported better satisfaction from life than others whilst better family function results in increased selfesteem (Alen Al-Krenawi, 2013)
Summary
The family is the first and the most fundamental entity that plays a basic role in formation of identity of a person. Human begins his/her life from the family and the basis of his/her identity is originated and his/her values and mental measures are established from/in there These initial effects on behaviors, person’s communications with others, and consistency with surrounding play a determinant role in future and generally in whole life (Vahedi et al, 2009). Proper family function can be helpful for its members to consist with undesirable conditions, unpleasant and stressful life. Resiliency means ability of being successful, living and self-growth in difficult and unpleasant situations (despite the risk factors) This process is not created spontaneously unless a person locates in an undesirable situation to attempt for relief from it or less vulnerability for discovery and utilization of protective factors (individual or environmental) inside or outside his/her own (Furnham and Chamoro-Premuzic, 2008). This study aims to investigate the effect of the role of family function on resiliency of women with addicted husbands
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