Actional Space within the Family and Marital life Satisfaction (Case Study: Married Women in Urmia)

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor of Sociology, Urmia University

2 PhD student in Sociology, Islamic Azad University of Zanjan

Abstract

Introduction: Following the developments and changes in the structure of human societies, the institution of the family has not been spared from these changes. Marital dissatisfaction has now become a social problem that harms the institution of the family and gradually leads society to a critical state and to the point of disintegration of values. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of action space within the family on women's marital satisfaction. According to Parsons and Chelbi's theory of social order, the action space of the family is measured in terms of similarity, harmony, harmony and empathy. Due to the importance and role of marital life satisfaction in family strength and health and social order, despite the implementation of various studies in this field, it is necessary to pay attention to this issue in order to reduce conflicts and problems and improve and increase life satisfaction. The present study seeks to answer the following questions. What is the level of marital satisfaction among married women in Urmia? How much is the satisfaction of married life affected by the action space within the family?
Method: This research is correlational in nature, applied in terms of purpose, and survey in terms of data collection. The statistical population of this study was married women of Urmia city and family analysis unit and individual observation unit. Based on Cochran's formula and simple random sampling method, 380 married women of Urmia city were selected as the sample. In order to collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used by modifying Enrich and Olson's marital satisfaction questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was assessed using a formal content method. The questionnaire was provided to experts and professors of social sciences after compilation, and their opinions on each item were collected and applied in the final design of the questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to test the reliability of the items. After collecting the data with the questionnaire, the information was analyzed by SPSS software.
Finding: The variables of ideological similarity, counseling in decisions, women's power in the family, feeling of security in the family, respect for women in the family, non-interference of others, husband's cooperation in household chores, trust in marital relations, feeling of role and dialogue Husband and wife entered the model using the  Enter method. Eventually, the variables of the couple's dialogue with each other, respect for the woman in the family, consultation in decisions and a sense of security in the family remained in the model, and these variables were able to explain 0.36 of the variance of life satisfaction. 
Results & Conclusion: Descriptive empirical findings show that marital satisfaction has been moderate to high among respondents and is more favorable. Analytical results suggest that family health and coherence depend on the simultaneous provision of a minimum of similarity sense, togetherness, harmony and empathy. If one of these dimensions is not provided, disorder in the family. The results of regression analysis showed that the structure of the action space within the family has a significant effect on women's marital satisfaction and has increased the satisfaction of marital life by changing the family's action space from similarity and togetherness to harmony and empathy.

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Quarterly of Social Studies and Research in Iran
Volume 9, Issue 2
July 2020
Pages 423-447

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