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Safari H, Haghi N. (2026). Power Structure in the Family and Its Relationship with the Mental Health of Married Female Teachers. IEEPJ. 8(1),
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Power Structure in the Family and Its Relationship with the Mental Health of Married Female Teachers
1- Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran , hsafari@pnu.ac.ir
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Islamic Azad University, Parsabad Moghan Branch, Parsabad, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Islamic Azad University, Parsabad Moghan Branch, Parsabad, Iran
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Objective: This study examined the relationship between family power structure and mental health among married female teachers, with a specific focus on the effects of power relations construction, power domain, and power exercise methods.
Methods: A survey design was employed. The study population consisted of married female teachers living in Tabriz in 1404, from whom 150 participants were selected using chain sampling. Data were collected using the Family Power Structure Questionnaire developed by Mahdavi and Sabouri (2003) and the Mental Health Questionnaire by Keys (2002). Data analysis was conducted using regression analysis in SPSS version 27 to test the research hypotheses.
Results: Findings indicated that the prevailing family power structure among participants was relatively democratic, balanced, and bidirectional. All three subscales of family power structure had a significant positive effect on women’s mental health. Among these, the method of power exercise showed the strongest effect (β = 0.34), followed by power domain (β = 0.29) and power relations construction (β = 0.24).
Conclusions: The results highlight the importance of balanced and participatory power relations within the family for promoting women’s mental health. Strengthening women’s mental health requires attention to both behavioral and cognitive dimensions. Behaviorally, increased participation of women in decision-making processes is essential. Cognitively, educational workshops and counseling programs can raise couples’ awareness of the positive effects of equitable power structures. Future studies are recommended to examine mental health among other groups of women using both quantitative and qualitative approaches.
Methods: A survey design was employed. The study population consisted of married female teachers living in Tabriz in 1404, from whom 150 participants were selected using chain sampling. Data were collected using the Family Power Structure Questionnaire developed by Mahdavi and Sabouri (2003) and the Mental Health Questionnaire by Keys (2002). Data analysis was conducted using regression analysis in SPSS version 27 to test the research hypotheses.
Results: Findings indicated that the prevailing family power structure among participants was relatively democratic, balanced, and bidirectional. All three subscales of family power structure had a significant positive effect on women’s mental health. Among these, the method of power exercise showed the strongest effect (β = 0.34), followed by power domain (β = 0.29) and power relations construction (β = 0.24).
Conclusions: The results highlight the importance of balanced and participatory power relations within the family for promoting women’s mental health. Strengthening women’s mental health requires attention to both behavioral and cognitive dimensions. Behaviorally, increased participation of women in decision-making processes is essential. Cognitively, educational workshops and counseling programs can raise couples’ awareness of the positive effects of equitable power structures. Future studies are recommended to examine mental health among other groups of women using both quantitative and qualitative approaches.
Keywords: Family power structure, Mental health, Married female teachers, Power relations, Decision-making, Gender roles
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Evolutionary Psychology
Received: 2025/09/8 | Accepted: 2025/11/11 | Published: 2026/03/1
Received: 2025/09/8 | Accepted: 2025/11/11 | Published: 2026/03/1
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