Comparison of Family Processes and Communication Boundaries in Military and Civilian Families: An ex post facto

Asadi, Masoud; Nejati,, Mostafa

Comparison of Family Processes and Communication Boundaries in Military and Civilian Families: An ex post facto

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Masoud Asadi ¹
Mostafa Nejati, ²

¹ اAssistant Professor of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Arak University, Arak, Iran

² Master of Family Counseling, Counseling Department, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran

Abstract

Military families are different from civilian families and are more at risk of personal, family, and social health issues than civilian families. The aim of this study was to compare the family processes and communication boundaries of military and civilian families.The research method was applied in terms of purpose, post-event in terms of nature and survey in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of the present study was all military families, bank employees and freelancers in Arak in 2020. The sample consisted of 450 married military men, bank employees and freelancers of Arak city (150 samples in each group) who were selected by available sampling method and Samani Family Process questionnaires Kiani Communication Boundaries Scale. The collected data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test in SPSS-25 software.The results showed that there was no significant difference between decision making and problem solving, coping skills and cohesion and mutual respect in the three groups of military families, bank employees and freelancers (P <0.05), but between communication skills and religious beliefs in There is a significant difference between the three groups of military families, bank employees and self-employed (p <0.05). There is no significant difference between the normal border in the three groups of military families, bank employees and freelancers (P <0.05), but between the intertwined and discrete border in the three groups of military families, bank employees and freelancers. There is significance (p <0.05).From the results of the present study, family counselors can work to repair the intertwined boundaries in military families, improve communication in the families of bank employees and freelancers, and promote parenting in families.

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