Abstract

POORZAMANI, Asal. The relationship between family functioning, self-identification and mental health of female high school students in Karaj. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2020, vol.12, n.4, pp. 234-239.  Epub Aug 02, 2020. ISSN 2218-3620.

This study was conducted aimed at examining the relationship between family functioning, identity and mental health of second and third grade female high school students. The sample consisted of 200 female students of Karaj city who were selected by cluster sampling from the statistical population. Subjects responded to GHQ, FAD and Ahmadi's existential crisis questionnaires. Data were analyzed using correlation coefficient and regression analysis and the hypotheses were tested. Based on the results, it was found that there was a significant positive relationship between family functioning and mental health, between self-identification and mental health, as well as between family functioning and mental health of female students (p = 0.01). In addition, the results of regression analysis indicated that family functioning and self-identification together explained about 50% of the variance in mental health of female students. The limitations of this study were the subject’s loss and the degree of confidence in their answers, because the study was conducted using the questionnaire and had the same limitations as all the studied with questionnaire. According to the results of this study and previous ones, some students had a low mental health and their mental health played a very significant role in their academic performance and daily life. So school authorities were recommended to adopt programs to improve the mental health of students by improving family functioning. Moreover, families were recommended to take steps to improve family functioning given the impact of the family on individuals' mental health and to increase family efficiency by participating in family enrichment programs.

Keywords : Family functioning; self-identification; mental health; adolescents.

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