| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
During the last years, a few survey studies on life satisfaction have been carried out in Iran that in some of which individuals’ life satisfaction has been considered but the contribution of independent studies for assessing individuals’ satisfaction from family life has been insignificant. In this paper we try to explain adolescents’ satisfaction with family life based on order theory at the micro-level. Therefore, order in family (in its sociological meaning) is considered as the principal variable with needs satisfaction, a sense of freedom, security and justice as mediators and adolescents’ family life satisfaction as the dependent variables. Data were gathered through a survey method and use of questionnaire. The statistical population included high school and pre-university students in Tehran among whom 420 people were selected according to Cochran’s sampling method with multi-stage cluster sampling from city Districts 1, 4,7,10,13,16 and19. The results obtained show the following. 1. According to mean scores the indexes of four criteria for order, a common fate (having the same interest) has the highest rate (4.43) and cooperation has the lowest rate (3.6). 2. Generally speaking, order in the assessed families is above average (3.41 out of 5) and respondents feel a high satisfaction with their family life (4.22 out of 5). 3. The lowest level of need satisfaction according to the mean belongs to the sense of freedom, and the highest belongs to possessive and love needs. 4. In this study the factors affecting adolescents’ satisfaction with family life have been studied at two personal and middle levels. In the middle level (family) there is some evidence that there is a causal relationship between order realization in the family in general (R=0.67) and empathy (Beta=0.35), sympathy (Beta=0.33) and cooperation (0.13) with adolescents’ satisfaction with family life. Regarding the four main problems of the family, namely solving educational problems (beta=0.30), at the first stage, and associational and administrative problems, at the second stage (beta=0.17), should be given importance. At the personal level the satisfaction of possessive and love needs (beta=0.38) needs to be respected (beta=0.29) and cognitive needs (beta=0.17) have the most impact on adolescents’ satisfaction with family life. This confirms the theory that, after providing a minimum of physical and material needs, psychological and social needs are of more importance and have more influence. |