background: since the family is a social system, the impairment in each of its component members may disrupt the entire family system. one of the stress sources for families is accidents leading to hospitalization particularly in the intensive care unit (icu). in many cases, the families’ needs in patient care are not met that cause dissatisfaction. since the nurses spend a lot of time with pat...

objective: the present study aimed to investigate the effects of spiritual well-being and family protective factors on the family strength in a propositional structural model. methods: the research population consisted of all the married people of the isfahan, iran, in 2012 with preschool-aged children and in the first decade of marriage with at least eight grades of educational level. three hu...

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This article seeks to analyze the sociological dimension of social modernization and its effect on family formation among university students in Golestan province. This article is based on data gathered by a survey on 400 young educated students, 18 to 50 years old, from all levels of university education in Golestan province. The stratified random sampling method  based on a given volume was u...

This current article focuses on “relation between human groups and natural disasters. Although natural disasters have caused considerable damages to the human world, but there is not enough research about the family in disasters. Family sociologists believe that changes in population, technology, modernity, politics, and mass media are effect on transforming structures, relationships, and behav...

introduction: the family physician program is one of the most important plans for increasing the equitable access and affordable health services. this study aimed to examine the performance of urban family physicians and associated factors in the third year of its implementation. method: a cross-sectional study was conducted on all family physicians (31 persons) working in the private and publi...