نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
دانشگاه زنجان
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
Today, the empowerment of rural women, particularly rural headed-households is a vital component in development efforts. This study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the role of social and psychological factors on female-headed household empowerment. The population of this study included 400 rural female-headed households supported by the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation. Through simple random sampling method, 208 respondents were selected. A questionnaire was used to collect the data. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the panel of faculty members in University of Zanjan. A pilot study was conducted to establish reliability of the instrument. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the main scales of questionnaire were at appropriate level (between .82 to .90). The collected data was analyzed by using structural equation modeling multivariate technique. The results showed that psychological, social health and political-social participation factors had significant relationships with empowerment of rural female-headed household. Therefore, enhancing and developing the training in psychological and social aspects were suggested in order to promote the empowerment of female-headed household.
کلیدواژهها [English]
Tatina Boldaji L., Foruzan A., & Rafiey H. (2011). Quality of Life of Head-of-Household Women: a Comparison between those Supported by Welfare Organization and those with Service Jobs .Social Welfare, (40) :9-28. In Persian