Studying the Effect of Social Capital on the Quality of Life of Female Heads of Households and Ordinary Women

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student, Department of Sociology, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran

Abstract

The current research is a descriptive and comparative study with an applied purpose. The overall aim of the research is to investigate the impact of social capital on the quality of life of female heads of households and ordinary women in Hersin city and providing basic solutions according to the results of the research For use in many involved organizations, policy makers and planners in the support and social fields which is studied in the area of the situation of vulnerable groups, especially women heads of households. The theoretical framework of the research was designed and organized based on the views of experts such as: Putnam, France, Bond and Koerner. Survey research method and data collection tool is a questionnaire (Quality of Life France 1996 and "researcher-made" questions). Statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS software in two parts: descriptive (tables, various graphs, relative and cumulative percentages, frequencies, mean and standard deviation) and inferential (two-group independent t-test techniques and structural equation modeling). The statistical population included all married women as well as female heads of households in Hersin during the research period, and 380 people were selected based on cluster and random sampling. The results of the multivariate analysis of variance on the dimensions related to the quality of life (physical dimension, psychological dimension, social dimension) in two groups of female heads of the household and ordinary women show which in terms of physical dimension (F=452.24, Sig=0.000), psychological dimension (F=530.31, Sig=0.000), social dimension (F=513.05, Sig=0.000) significant difference between quality The life of these two groups exists. Also, the findings of the research indicate a significant difference between the amount of social capital, the family status of female heads of the household and ordinary women.

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Quarterly Journal of Social Development (Previously Human Development)
Volume 18, Issue 2 - Serial Number 70
Vol. 18, No. 2, Winter 2023
March 2023
Pages 81-106

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