Effect of the Role of Family Function on the Resiliency of Women with Addicted Husband in Tehran

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<0.01), between problem solving and the resiliency of women with addicted husband (r=+0.343, P<0.01), between communications function and the resiliency of women with addicted husband (r=+0.624, P<0.01), between role and responsibility and the resiliency of women with addicted husband (r=+0.414, P<0.01), between blended emotions and the resiliency of women with addicted husband (r=+0.375, P<0.01), between behavioral control and the resiliency of women with addicted husband (r=+0.675, P<0.01). Also, the results of multivariable regression showed that all of components of family function are as a predictor of the resiliency of women with addicted husband (P<0.01). The results of this research can be helpful for social helpers, policymakers and programmers in order to programming in direction of empowering vulnerable groups such as women with addicted husband.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n1s1p400