Comparing of Pathology and Family Integration within Process and Content Model in High and Low Resilience Families

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the pathology and family integration within the process and content model in high and low resilience families. The method of the current research is a descriptive survey and the statistical population includes 6000 parents of middle school students were living in Shiraz city in 2020. The sample size of the research was 361 people who were selected by accessible sampling method. Self-report family content scale (SFCS), self-report family process scale and Sixbey Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS) were used to collecting data. The data were analyzed using the MANOVA test. The results revealed that there is a significant difference between high and low resilience families in the subscales of job and education, time to be together, financial resources, physical appearance, social dignity and physical and mental health. According to the findings, coping skills, cohesion and mutual respect and religious belief, decision-making, problem solving and communication skills were higher in families with high resilience than families with low resilience. In general, the findings exhibited that there is a significant difference between high and low resilience families in family integrity.

Keywords

• pathology and family integration
• process and content model
• resilience