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Investigation of The Factors Influencing Family Functions Style

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science

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Title Investigation of The Factors Influencing Family Functions Style
 
Creator Aydıner Boylu, Ayfer; Hacettepe University
Copur, Zeynep; Hacettepe University
Öztop, Hülya; Hacettepe University
 
Subject Social Science
family, family functions, family needs, family support.
 
Description The purpose of this study is to explore the factors which affect the family functions. Participants of this study consisted of married employees with children at the Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey. The sample size is determined using a random sampling method (n = 551). In this research, family functioning style scale, support functions scale, and family needs scale developed by Dunst, Trivette and Deal (1988) used as well as the socio-economic data such as age, gender, level of education, number of children, and the income level. The majority (64.6%) of the sample was men, 35.4% were women. The ages of the participants ranged from 23-65 years (M = 39.76 years, SD =6.98). More than half of were college or more degree (57.0%) and 43.0% had high school or less graduates. Results of means comparisons showed significant differences on the family functioning style by working hours and working status. Regression analysis results suggested significant relationships exist among emotional support and agency support and family functioning style when controlling for socioeconomic variables.  
 
Publisher SSBFNET
 
Contributor Hacettepe University Scientific Research and Development Office
 
Date 2013-07-14
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/171
 
Source International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science ( ISSN: 2147- 4478); Vol 2, No 3 (2013): JULY; 26-40
2147-4478
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/171/384