Family types in the family process and content model

Abstract

The aim of the study was to compare the psychological output of different family types in the Family Process and Content Model. The study designs in four stages with different participants. All participants in the study consisted of 1460 high school students and college students aged 12 to 33 years. In this study the Self-report Family Scale (SFP Scale), the Self-report Family Content Scale (SFC Scale), the Family communication Patterns, the Self Discrepancy Scale, and the Inventory of School Motivation (ISM) were used. The result of the study revealed that the healthy families and unhealthy families in the FPC Model, have significant differences with the in family communication patterns, children motivation, level of discrepancy, and academic performance. Also the finding showed significant differences between healthy families and problematic families in the above indicators. In sum, the FPC Model revealed that different types of family in the FPC Model have different psychological output.